While the research confirms that stress does play a role in the exacerbation of essential hypertension, numerous other factors must also be considered, among them obesity, exercise, and smoking, as well as demographic, constitutional, and psychological concerns. The author discusses the effectiveness of strategies developed to manage stress and thereby lower blood pressure and concludes with suggestions and directions for further study.
While the research confirms that stress does play a role in the exacerbation of essential hypertension, numerous other factors must also be considered, among them obesity, exercise, and smoking, as well as demographic, constitutional, and psychological concerns. The author discusses the effectiveness of strategies developed to manage stress and thereby lower blood pressure and concludes with suggestions and directions for further study.
Stress and Hypertension: Examining the Relation between Psychological Stress and High Blood Pressure
Stress and Hypertension: Examining the Relation between Psychological Stress and High Blood Pressure
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300128864 |
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| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication date: | 10/01/2008 |
| Series: | Current Perspectives in Psychology |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 18 MB |
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