Anxiety and the heart – a historical review
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 13 (1) , 17-25
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700050029
Abstract
Synopsis A review is presented of literature describing cardiovascular manifestations of anxiety until the end of the second World War. Clear observations of this important group of somatic anxiety symptoms have been made throughout history, although then, as now, the interpretation of these observations has varied according to the point of view and orientation of the writer. An understanding of the interrelationships between somatic and psychic symptoms of anxiety is particularly necessary now that certain specific symptomatic treatments are available.Keywords
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