Blunted cardiac reactions to acute psychological stress predict symptoms of depression five years later: Evidence from a large community study

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-148

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Hunt, Kate ^b   Der, Geoff ^b   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Depression; Heart rate; Prospective study; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650003603     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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