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Mental Illness and Hypertension

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It is well known that the rise and fluctuation of blood pressure are closely related to mood and psychology. In addition to physical factors, psychosocial factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Long-term depression, insomnia, stress, anxiety, or sharp and intense trauma are also important causes of hypertension as research suggested. To pay full attention to the relationship between hypertension and mental health status and to identify and give effective psychological, social, and drug intervention in mental and psychological disorders and hypertension caused by it at an early stage is helpful to further improve the level of prevention and treatment of hypertension. It is of great significance to improve the prognosis.

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  1. Department of Clinical Psychology, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

    Shaohong Zou

  2. The Center of Hypertension of People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

    Junli Hu

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    Nanfang Li

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Zou, S., Hu, J. (2020). Mental Illness and Hypertension. In: Li, N. (eds) Secondary Hypertension. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0591-1_11

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