Thinking About a Close Relationship Differentially Impacts Cardiovascular Stress Responses Among Depressed and Nondepressed Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-284

  Cyranowski, Jill M ^a   Hofkens, Tara L ^a   Swartz, Holly A ^a   Gianaros, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress responses; Cardiovascular outcomes; Depression; Social factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH; STRESS;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956051908     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023005     Document Type: Article

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