Stress, Psychological - Ethnology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Awareness and causal attributions of risk factors for heart disease among immigrant women living in Australia.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, and risk factors for CHD are associated with social and cultural attribution as well as individual psychological factors. The aims of this study were to ... Read more...

Sodium, blood pressure, and ethnicity: what have we learned?

30 Aug 2009 An enormous amount of research has yielded significant knowledge about ethnic differences in sodium homeostasis and blood pressure regulation. Consistent findings such as greater sodium-sensitivity, lower potassium excretion and high higher serum ... Read more...

Social stressors and strengths as predictors of infant birth weight in low-income African American women.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Perinatal racial disparities remain an elusive problem in the United States. African American women experience the highest rate of low-birth-weight deliveries. Understanding the factors contributing to infant birth weight is crucial to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stress, Psychological - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Awareness and causal attributions of risk factors for heart disease among immigrant women living in Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Sodium, blood pressure, and ethnicity: what have we learned? 30 Aug 2009
• Social stressors and strengths as predictors of infant birth weight in low-income African American women. 30 Aug 2009
• Racial and ethnic disparities in caregiver strain and the use of child mental health services: a structural equation model. 30 Jul 2009
• "Why doesn't she seek help for partner abuse?" An exploratory study with South Asian immigrant women. 30 Jun 2009
• Commentary: On the wisdom and challenges of culturally attuned treatments for Latinos. 30 May 2009
• Adaptation of the preventive intervention program for depression for use with predominantly low-income Latino families. 30 May 2009
• Parent-child interaction therapy for Puerto Rican preschool children with ADHD and behavior problems: a pilot efficacy study. 30 May 2009
• Authoritative parenting among immigrant Chinese mothers of preschoolers. 30 May 2009
• Psychosocial factors and racial differences in blood pressure dipping. 30 May 2009
• Individual and family adaptation in Taiwanese families of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). 30 May 2009
• Close the Gap: psychology. 16 May 2009
• Culturally competent assessment and care of self-mutilation in urological nursing. 29 Apr 2009
• A randomized trial of a CAM therapy for stress reduction in American Indian and Alaskan Native family caregivers. 16 Apr 2009
• Smoking, chewing, and cultural identity: prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among the Yup'ik-The Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) study. 30 Mar 2009
• Racial and gender differences on sources of acute stress and coping style among competitive athletes. 30 Mar 2009
• The meaning of suffering in families: a humanbecoming perspective. 30 Mar 2009
• "Life grows between the rocks": Latino adolescents' and parents' perspectives on mental health stressors. 30 Mar 2009
• Testing a theoretical model of the stress process in Alzheimer's caregivers with race as a moderator. 25 Mar 2009
• Development of a stress scale for pregnant women in the South Asian context: the A-Z Stress Scale. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Stress, Psychological'

Definition: Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.

Descriptor UI: D013315

Alternative terms: Stress, Psychological; Psychological Stresses; Stresses, Psychological; Life Stress; Life Stresses; Stress, Life; Stresses, Life; Stress, Psychologic; Psychologic Stress; Psychological Stress; Mental Suffering; Suffering, Mental; Suffering; Anguish; Emotional Stress; Stress, Emotional;

Related Mesh Headings: Crowding; Life Change Events;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.990; F02.830.900;

Online Note: use STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL to search STRESS, PSYCHOLOGIC 1969-72

History Note: 73; was STRESS, PSYCHOLOGIC 1969-72

Technical Notes: human & animal; coord IM with type of stress if relevant (IM or NIM); "stressful events" is indexed under LIFE CHANGE EVENTS (restrict to humans) but note LIFE STRESS goes here; stress ulcer: index under PEPTIC ULCER or specific (IM) + STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL or STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL (IM or NIM); DF: STRESS PSYCHOL