TREATING TYPE-A BEHAVIORS AND MILD HYPERTENSION IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN

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BENNETT, P
WALLACE, L
CARROLL, D
SMITH, N
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[1] E BIRMINGHAM DIST GEN HOSP, BIRMINGHAM B9 5ST, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BIRMINGHAM, SCH PSYCHOL, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
[3] CREWE & AISAGER COLL HIGHER EDUC, CREWE, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-3999(91)90075-Y
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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Unmedicated mildly hypertensive Type A men were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: stress management intervention training (N = 15), Type A management (N = 15), and delayed Type A management intervention. Significantly greater reductions in blood pressure at rest and during the Type A structured interview were found following the active interventions than during the minimal treatment control period of the delayed intervention. Type A management was more successful in changing a number of Type A behaviours, including anger, hostility and global Type A behaviour. Changes on measures of anger-in, -out, hostility, and SI ratings of Type A behaviour were associated with changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure reactivity during interview.
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