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Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Beckham, JC; Flood, AM; Dennis, MF; Calhoun, PS
Published in: Biol Psychiatry
February 1, 2009

BACKGROUND: The objective of the current study is to evaluate the relationship between hostility and ambulatory cardiovascular activity in women with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: One hundred and one women completed 24 hours of ambulatory monitoring and standardized diagnostic and hostility measures. Generalized estimating equations analysis was used to examine the effects of group and hostility factor scores (hostile beliefs, overt hostility, and covert hostility) on ambulatory heart rate (AHR) and ambulatory systolic (ASBP) and diastolic (ADBP) blood pressure. RESULTS: After controlling for covariates, there was an interaction between PTSD and both hostile beliefs and overt hostility for AHR. Increases in hostility were associated with greater increases in heart rate among women with PTSD relative to those without PTSD. There was a similar interaction between hostile beliefs and group for ADBP. CONCLUSIONS: Increased AHR and blood pressure have been linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes in nonpsychiatric populations. Individuals with PTSD display increased hostility, a construct that has also been linked to poorer cardiovascular outcomes. Increases in hostile beliefs were associated with a greater increase in ADBP among women with PTSD as compared with control subjects. These data suggest that PTSD might in part moderate the relationship between hostility and cardiovascular outcomes.

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Biol Psychiatry

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1873-2402

Publication Date

February 1, 2009

Volume

65

Issue

3

Start / End Page

268 / 272

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Hemodynamics
  • Heart Rate
  • Female
  • Blood Pressure
 

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Beckham, J. C., Flood, A. M., Dennis, M. F., & Calhoun, P. S. (2009). Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry, 65(3), 268–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.024
Beckham, Jean C., Amanda M. Flood, Michelle F. Dennis, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.Biol Psychiatry 65, no. 3 (February 1, 2009): 268–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.024.
Beckham JC, Flood AM, Dennis MF, Calhoun PS. Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Feb 1;65(3):268–72.
Beckham, Jean C., et al. “Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.Biol Psychiatry, vol. 65, no. 3, Feb. 2009, pp. 268–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.024.
Beckham JC, Flood AM, Dennis MF, Calhoun PS. Ambulatory cardiovascular activity and hostility ratings in women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Feb 1;65(3):268–272.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biol Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1873-2402

Publication Date

February 1, 2009

Volume

65

Issue

3

Start / End Page

268 / 272

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Hemodynamics
  • Heart Rate
  • Female
  • Blood Pressure