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An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity.

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Martin, LR; Friedman, HS; Tucker, JS; Schwartz, JE; Criqui, MH; Wingard, DL; Tomlinson-Keasey, C
Published in: Health Psychol
September 1995

The relationship between mental health status and longevity was examined in an archival prospective cohort study (N = 1,103) derived from work begun by Lewis Terman in the 1920s. Degree of psychological maladjustment, cumulatively rated by Terman and his colleagues as of 1950, was found to be related to higher risk of all-cause mortality over a 4-decade follow-up period. The differences among causes of death were nonsignificant, but there was some indication that mental health problems were more strongly related to deaths from injury and cardiovascular disease. The overall relationship was significant for men but weaker for women. The effect was not substantially mediated by alcohol consumption, obesity, or cigarette smoking.

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Health Psychol

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ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

September 1995

Volume

14

Issue

5

Start / End Page

381 / 387

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Survival Rate
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Sick Role
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Psychophysiology
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Prospective Studies
  • Proportional Hazards Models
 

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Martin, L. R., Friedman, H. S., Tucker, J. S., Schwartz, J. E., Criqui, M. H., Wingard, D. L., & Tomlinson-Keasey, C. (1995). An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity. Health Psychol, 14(5), 381–387. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.14.5.381
Martin, L. R., H. S. Friedman, J. S. Tucker, J. E. Schwartz, M. H. Criqui, D. L. Wingard, and C. Tomlinson-Keasey. “An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity.Health Psychol 14, no. 5 (September 1995): 381–87. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.14.5.381.
Martin LR, Friedman HS, Tucker JS, Schwartz JE, Criqui MH, Wingard DL, et al. An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity. Health Psychol. 1995 Sep;14(5):381–7.
Martin, L. R., et al. “An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity.Health Psychol, vol. 14, no. 5, Sept. 1995, pp. 381–87. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0278-6133.14.5.381.
Martin LR, Friedman HS, Tucker JS, Schwartz JE, Criqui MH, Wingard DL, Tomlinson-Keasey C. An archival prospective study of mental health and longevity. Health Psychol. 1995 Sep;14(5):381–387.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

September 1995

Volume

14

Issue

5

Start / End Page

381 / 387

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Survival Rate
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Sick Role
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Psychophysiology
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Prospective Studies
  • Proportional Hazards Models