作者
Stephen J Bunker, David M Colquhoun, Murray D Esler, Ian B Hickie, David Hunt, V Michael Jelinek, Brian F Oldenburg, Hedley G Peach, Denise Ruth, Christopher C Tennant, Andrew M Tonkin
发表日期
2003/3
来源
Medical Journal of Australia
卷号
178
期号
6
页码范围
272-276
简介
- An Expert Working Group of the National Heart Foundation of Australia undertook a review of systematic reviews of the evidence relating to major psychosocial risk factors to assess whether there are independent associations between any of the factors and the development and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD), or the occurrence of acute cardiac events.
- The expert group concluded that (i) there is strong and consistent evidence of an independent causal association between depression, social isolation and lack of quality social support and the causes and prognosis of CHD; and (ii) there is no strong or consistent evidence for a causal association between chronic life events, work‐related stressors (job control, demands and strain), Type A behaviour patterns, hostility, anxiety disorders or panic disorders and CHD.
- The increased risk contributed by these psychosocial factors is of similar order to the …
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