Stress and hypertension
Subtitle: examining the relation between psychological stress and high blood pressure
By: Kevin T. Larkin.
Series: Current perspectives in psychology
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Essential hypertension -- Etiology.; Stress (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the case of Franklin; title: Regulation of blood pressure; title: Measurement of blood pressure; title: Models of stress; title: Stress and essential hypertension; title: Acute stress responses : how do environmental stressors lead to essential hypertension?; title: Individual differences and essential hypertension : constitutional and lifestyle factors; title: Individual differences and essential hypertension : psychological and social factors; title: Treatment and prevention of essential hypertension; title: Conclusions and future directions.