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Psychosocial Aspects in Prevention and Rehabilitation

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According to popular opinion, stress is one of the most important risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). This view has not, however, so far been altogether accepted by the medical profession. However, accumulating evidence does demonstrate that it is likely that stress and other psychosocial factors are causally related to CHD, and possibly to stroke. Other than stress, some of the psychosocial factors that have been investigated in relation to CHD include socioeconomic factors, social support, adverse life events, personality factors, perceived control, anxiety, and depression.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra, Goteborg, Sweden

    Annika Rosengren

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  1. Public Health Department, Kalmar County, Oskarshamn, Sweden

    Joep Perk FESC

  2. Klinische Kardiologie II, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Germany

    Helmut Gohlke FACC, FESC

  3. Institute of Health Sciences Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Irene Hellemans MD, (Speciality Cardiology), PhD

  4. Department of Cardiology, Vrije University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Irene Hellemans MD, (Speciality Cardiology), PhD

  5. Hôpital Broussais-HEGP, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Philippe Sellier MD

  6. Department of Cardiology, Technical University of Munich Munich Rehabilitation Center, München, Germany

    Peter Mathes MD, FACC, FESC

  7. Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Bois Gilbert, Ballan Miré, France

    Catherine Monpère MD

  8. Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

    Hannah McGee BA(Mod), PhD, RegPsycholFPsSI

  9. Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation University, Hospital Inselspital, Switzerland

    Hugo Saner MD

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Rosengren, A. (2007). Psychosocial Aspects in Prevention and Rehabilitation. In: Perk, J., et al. Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-502-8_30

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