Stress management in the treatment of mild primary hypertension.

Full Abstract

The use of simple relaxation-based stress management procedures in the treatment of mild primary hypertension has been the subject of extensive study. Stress management appears to lead to reliably greater reductions in pressure than a variety of control procedures. The mechanisms underlying these effects are obscure, and research has not identified which patients will benefit most from treatment. Preliminary data suggest that stress management may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, but much research must be done if this is to be confirmed. It is suggested that such research should take into account the possibility that stress management may have beneficial effects on more than just hypertension-related aspects of the cardiovascular disease process.

Author information

Author/s: Johnston, D W (DW);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Hypertension (Hypertension), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1991-Apr; vol 17 (issue 4 Suppl) : pp III63-8

Dates: Created 1991/05/10; Completed 1991/05/10; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 2013495, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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