Rumination as a mediator of chronic stress effects on hypertension: A causal model

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gerin, William ^a   Zawadzki, Matthew J ^a   Brosschot, Jos F ^b   Thayer, Julian F ^c   Christenfeld, Nicholas J S ^d   Campbell, Tavis S ^e   Smyth, Joshua M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84864528799     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/453465     Document Type: Review

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