Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Experimental Aging Research
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Publication Date
2-1979
First Page
15
Last Page
30
Issue Number
1
Volume Number
5
Abstract/ Summary
This study examined the effects of essential hypertension on measures of anxiety and depression for two age groups of hypertensive (free from hypertension-related pathology and/or cardiovascular disease) and normotensive subjects. Hypertensive subjects had significantly higher State Anxiety scores and Zung Depression scores than did normotensive subjects. These differences between the blood pressure groups were due largely to the scores of the younger hypertensive subjects. The results of the present study are consistent with previous results from our laboratory that have found that younger hypertensives differed (relative to controls) from middle aged hypertensives on measures, such as, symptoms reported on the Cornell Medical Index and WAIS Performance scores. The results of the present study were discussed within the context of age associated differences in response to hypertension and factors that might account for these differences.
Repository Citation
Wood, W. Gibson; Elias, Merrill F.; Schultz, Norman R.; and Pentz, Clyde A., "Anxiety and depression in young and middle aged hypertensive and normotensive subjects" (1979). Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Papers. 86.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/longitudinal_papers/86
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Wood WG, Elias MF, Schultz NR, Pentz CA. Anxiety and depression in young and middle aged hypertensive and normotensive subjects. Exp Aging Res. 1979 Feb;5(1):15-30. doi: 10.1080/03610737908257185. PMID: 520372.
DOI
10.1080/03610737908257185
Version
post-print (i.e. final draft post-refereeing with all author corrections and edits)
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