| The Montreal Type A Intervention Project: major findings. | |
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PMID: 3720719 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article reports a comparison of three short-term treatments (aerobic exercise, cognitive-behavioral stress management, and weight training) in modifying behavioral and cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory psychosocial stressors in healthy Type A men. One hundred seven men completed the treatments and evaluations, 33 in the aerobic exercise group, and 37 each in the cognitive-behavioral stress management and weight-training groups. The stress management group showed significantly greater changes in behavioral reactivity (reductions of 13% to 23% below initial values) than the two physical exercise groups, which did not differ significantly from each other. For physiological reactivity, changes attributable to intervention were trivial for all three treatment groups. The positive finding of reduced behavioral reactivity as a result of the stress management intervention is of potential clinical significance and warrants further exploration. The lack of meaningful reductions in physiological reactivity also requires further exploration in that it raises questions concerning the ability of behavioral treatments in general to modify physiological reactivity, the ability of existing measures to assess accurately changes that are produced and, most fundamental of all, the relevance of physiological reactivity as an outcome measure for treatment efforts with Type As. |
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Authors:
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E Roskies; P Seraganian; R Oseasohn; J A Hanley; R Collu; N Martin; C Smilga |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association Volume: 5 ISSN: 0278-6133 ISO Abbreviation: Health Psychol Publication Date: 1986 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1986-07-25 Completed Date: 1986-07-25 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211523 Medline TA: Health Psychol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 45-69 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adult Arousal Behavior Therapy Blood Pressure Body Weight Coronary Disease / prevention & control* Heart Rate Humans Life Style* Male Middle Aged Physical Exertion Risk Stress, Psychological / complications Type A Personality* |
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