Stress and hypertension examining the relation between psychological stress and high blood pressure - Larkin, Kevin T.; ebrary, Inc. (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2005)
Introduction: the case of Franklin -- Regulation of blood pressure -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Models of stress -- Stress and essential hypertension -- Acute stress responses : how do environmental stressors lead to essential hypertension? -- Individual differences and essential hypertension : constitutional and lifestyle factors -- Individual differences and essential hypertension : psychological and social factors -- Treatment and prevention of essential hypertension -- Conclusions and future directions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-397) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Essential hypertension -- Etiology; Stress (Psychology); Electronic books