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The psychosocial determinants of hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12772438     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To present currently available evidence on the role that adverse psychosocial factors play in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The specific objectives of the review were to (1) provide a picture of what is known about the relationship between psychosocial factors and hypertension, (2) summarize the major methodological and conceptual pitfalls, and (3) identify gaps in the literature and suggest areas for future research. DATA SYNTHESIS: The scope of the literature review was adults and the literature published since 1990 (acknowledging that some articles published earlier would need to be taken into account). A number of journal searches were carried out. They included Medline, PsychInfo, and SocioFile, with keywords, such as hypertension, blood pressure, psychosocial, psychological, social, acculturation, occupation, socio-economic status, social class, education, depression, anger, and anxiety. The search included articles related to hypertension in developed countries and was limited to studies in the English language. CONCLUSION: A growing body of evidence supports the thesis that psychosocial factors play a role in the pathogenesis for hypertension.
Authors:
M S Kaplan; A Nunes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0939-4753     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-29     Completed Date:  2003-09-03     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9111474     Medline TA:  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  52-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA. kaplanm@pdx.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anger
Anxiety
Culture
Depression
Educational Status
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology,  etiology,  psychology*
MEDLINE
Occupations
Psychology*
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological

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