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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 123, No. 12

Articles | June 01, 1967

Psychological Aspects of Hypertension: II. The Differential Influence of Interview Variables on Blood Pressure

F. PATRICK MCKEGNEY; REDFORD B. WILLIAMS

Am J Psychiatry 1967;123:1539-1545.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Conn. 06510

Fourth-year medical student, Department of Psychiatry and Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Conn. 06510

1966-67, American Psychiatric Association

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The blood pressure responses of normotensive and hypertensive subjects to a three-phase experimental interview situation were recorded. The greatest elevations occurred in both groups during a personal discussion phase, and the elevation was more pronounced among the hypertensive subjects. These results, although based upon a small sample, raise questions about the reliability of clinical blood pressure determinations conducted during or following a medical interview.

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