PSYCHOLOGY 207
APPLICATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY TO HEALTH RESEARCH
SPRING 2000
Instructor: Susan S. Girdler, Ph.D.
DatesTopic
Friday, April 14thOverview of Cardiovascular Psychophysiology
(No readings)
Monday, April 17thStress Reactivity and Cardiovascular Disease
Readings:1.Carroll D, Smith GD, Sheffield D, Shipley MJ & Marmot
MG. Pressor reactions to psychological stress and prediction
of future blood pressure: Data from the Whitehall II Study. British Medical Journal 1995, 310:771-776
- Kasagi F, Atahoshi M & Shimaoka K. Relations between cold pressor test and development of hypertension based on 28-year follow-up Hypertension 1995, 25:71-76
- Light KC, Girdler SS, Sherwood A, Bragdon EE, Brownley KA, West SG & Hinderliter AL. High stress responsivity predicts later blood pressure only in combination with positive family history and high life stress. Hypertension 1999, 33:1458-1464.
Friday, April 21stGood Friday
Monday, April 24thGender, Ethnicity, and Psychosocial Factors Modify Cardiovascular Responses to Stress
Readings: 1.Kaplan JR, Adams MR, Clarkson TB & Koritnik DR. Psychosocial influences on female ‘protection’ among cynomolgus macaques. Atherosclerosis 1984, 53:283-295.
- Light KC, Brownley KA, Turner JR, Hinderliter AL, Girdler SS, Sherwood A & Anderson NB. Job status and high-effort coping influence work blood pressure in women and blacks. Hypertension 1995, 25:554-559.
- Owens JF, Stoney CM & Matthews KA. Menopausal status influences ambulatory blood pressure levels and blood pressure changes during mental stress. Circulation 1993, 88:2794-2802.
- Allen MT, Stoney Cm, Owens JF & Matthews KA. Hemodynamic adjustments to laboratory stress: The influence of gender and personality. Psychosomatic Medicine 1993, 55:505-517.
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DatesTopic
Friday, April 28thDepression and Coronary Heart Disease
Readings: 1.Frasure-Smith N, Lesperance F & Talajic M. Depression and 18 month prognosis after myocardial infarction. Circulation 1995, 91:999-1005.
- Carney Rm, Freedland KE, Eisen SA, Rich MW & Jaffe AS. Major depression and medication adherence in elderly patients with coronary artery disease. Health Psychology 1995, 14:88-90.
- Carney RM, Saunders RD, Freedland KE, Stein P, Rich MW & Jaffe AS. Association of depression with reduced heart rate variability in coronary artery disease. The American Journal of Cardiology 1995, 76:562-564.
- Brummett BH, Babyak MA, Barefoot JC, Bosworth HB, Clapp-Channing NE, Siegler IC, Williams Jr RB & Mark DB. Social support and hostility as predictors of depressive symptoms in cardiac patients one month after hospitalization: A prospective study. Psychosomatic Medicine 1998, 60:707-713.
Monday, May 1stCardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Dysregulation During Stress:
Pathophysiological Implications for Psychiatric Illness
Readings: 1.Light KC, Kothandapani RV & Allen MT. Enhanced cardiovascular and catecholamine responses in women with depressive symptoms. International Journal of Psychophysiology 1998, 28:157-166.
- Girdler SS, Pedersen CA, Straneva PA, Leserman J, Stanwyck CL, neuroendocrine responses to stress in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychiatry Research 1998, 81:163-178.
- Koo-Loeb JH, Pedersen C & Girdler SS. Blunted cardiovascular and catecholamine stress reactivity in women with bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry Research 1998, 80:13-27.
- Chrousos GP & Gold PW. The concepts of stress and stress system disorders. JAMA 1992, 267:1244-1252. (Background reading only – will not be directly discussed)
- Siever LJ & Davis KL. Overview: Toward a dysregulation hypothesis of depression. American Journal of Psychiatry 1985, 142:1017-1031. (Background reading only – will not be directly discussed)