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- Author(s): Jauhar, Sandeep
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New York Times Magazine. 5/5/2002, Vol. 151 Issue 52109, p16. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.
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Discusses implanted cardiac defibrillators. Side-effects, including psychological problems such as severe anxiety; Experience of Lorraine Flood, who suffered anxiety due to defibrillator shocks; Background on defibrillators and their effectiveness; How the devices can give inappropriate shocks; View that reprogramming a defibrillator to make it less sensitive is the mainstay of treatment for anxious patients.
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