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If A–B does not predict heart disease, why bother with it? A clinician's view
Author(s) -
Conduit E. H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1992.tb01709.x
Subject(s) - hostility , psychology , construct (python library) , grief , social isolation , heart disease , disease , isolation (microbiology) , social psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , cardiology , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , programming language
Ray asks the question: ‘If A–B does not predict heart disease, why bother with it?’ ( British Journal of Medical Psychology , 64 (1) 1991). Having worked for several years in prevention of heart attack recurrence, I am inclined to agree with his conclusion that the construct is a trail which should now be abandoned. Grief, hostility and social isolation, fear and work demands have each been implicated in heart disease independently of Type A.