Repressive/defensive coping, blood pressure, and cardiovascular rehabilitation

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-12

  Gleiberman, Lillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OPTIMISM; PANIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; REPRESSION;

EID: 34047263756     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-007-0003-9     Document Type: Review

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