Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ227296
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Publication Date: 1979
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Somatopsychic Effects of Hypertension: A Theoretical Position.
Gibson, Gail S.; Benson, Frank B., III
Social Behavior and Personality, v7 n2 p167-68 1979
As a consequence of somatic changes patients may suffer profound, indirect, and direct psychological effects in addition to the more direct biological ones. In order to prepare patients for living with new circumstances and feelings created by illness, intervention stragegies should address somatopsychic effects as well as others. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Biological Influences, Hypertension, Intervention, Patients, Psychological Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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