Kevin T. Larkin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300106442
- eISBN:
- 9780300128864
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300106442.003.0009
- Subject:
- Psychology, Health Psychology
This chapter focuses on the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment and prevention of hypertension. It first discusses some antihypertensive medications that could be prescribed to treat high ...
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This chapter focuses on the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment and prevention of hypertension. It first discusses some antihypertensive medications that could be prescribed to treat high blood pressure. The classes of antihypertensive medications discussed are diuretics, adrenergic-inhibiting agents, and vasodilators. It then examines the effect of antihypertensive agents on cognitive functioning and cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Finally, the chapter explores a number of non-pharmacologic, psychological interventions that have been used with hypertensive patients.Less
This chapter focuses on the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment and prevention of hypertension. It first discusses some antihypertensive medications that could be prescribed to treat high blood pressure. The classes of antihypertensive medications discussed are diuretics, adrenergic-inhibiting agents, and vasodilators. It then examines the effect of antihypertensive agents on cognitive functioning and cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Finally, the chapter explores a number of non-pharmacologic, psychological interventions that have been used with hypertensive patients.
Kevin T. Larkin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300106442
- eISBN:
- 9780300128864
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300106442.003.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Health Psychology
Franklin, an African American firefighter, sustained third-degree burns on his left arm and hand when he attempted to free a child from a burning vehicle without success. Months following this ...
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Franklin, an African American firefighter, sustained third-degree burns on his left arm and hand when he attempted to free a child from a burning vehicle without success. Months following this incident, Franklin was diagnosed with hypertension and his physician prescribed an antihypertensive medication to lower it. However, Franklin took the medication only if he encountered a particularly stressful period on the job or at home. Like Franklin, millions of people worldwide do not really have a comprehensive understanding of their diagnosis of hypertension. Most people believe that stress is the reason their blood pressure is high, so they choose to discontinue treatment during less stressful periods. This book aims to provide an understanding of hypertension and its complex relationship with stress. It examines the body of empirical evidence testing the assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension.Less
Franklin, an African American firefighter, sustained third-degree burns on his left arm and hand when he attempted to free a child from a burning vehicle without success. Months following this incident, Franklin was diagnosed with hypertension and his physician prescribed an antihypertensive medication to lower it. However, Franklin took the medication only if he encountered a particularly stressful period on the job or at home. Like Franklin, millions of people worldwide do not really have a comprehensive understanding of their diagnosis of hypertension. Most people believe that stress is the reason their blood pressure is high, so they choose to discontinue treatment during less stressful periods. This book aims to provide an understanding of hypertension and its complex relationship with stress. It examines the body of empirical evidence testing the assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension.
