CVDs	cardiovascular diseases
ACSs	acute coronary syndromes
MI	myocardial infarction
STEMI	ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
NSTEMI	non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
APA	American Psychiatric Association
DMRS	Defense Mechanisms Rating Scale
BMI	Body Mass Index
DSM-5-D	DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 2 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measures—Depression– Adult
DSM-5-A	DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 2 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measures—Anxiety– Adult
DMRS-SR-30	Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales-Self-Report-30
ODF	overall defensive functioning
B-MAS	Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale
MANOVAs	multivariate analyses of variance
GLM	General Linear Model