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Symptoms of depression, acute myocardial infarction, and total mortality in a community sampleJ C Barefoot
Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Circulation 93:1976-80. 1996..Depression has been shown to adversely affect the prognosis of patients with established coronary artery disease, but there is comparatively little evidence to document the role of depression in the initial development of coronary disease...
Moderators of the effect of social support on depressive symptoms in cardiac patientsJ C Barefoot
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Cardiol 86:438-42. 2000..These findings also have implications for the design and interpretation of psychosocial interventions...
Depressive symptoms and survival of patients with coronary artery diseaseJ C Barefoot
Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 62:790-5. 2000..This investigation divided depressive symptoms into groups to assess their relative effectiveness in predicting survival...
A longitudinal study of gender differences in depressive symptoms from age 50 to 80J C Barefoot
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Psychol Aging 16:342-5. 2001..002). This interaction was not present in somatic symptoms, which increased across time in both genders. Potential explanations include differential changes in social roles with aging...
Social network diversity and risks of ischemic heart disease and total mortality: findings from the Copenhagen City Heart StudyJohn C Barefoot
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:960-7. 2005..83 (95% CI: 0.73, 0.95) and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.67, 1.00). These data suggest that health benefits are derived from the diversity of social roles, especially those involving intimate relationships...
Aspects of social support associated with depression at hospitalization and follow-up assessment among cardiac patientsJohn C Barefoot
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 23:404-12. 2003..This study examined various aspects of social support as they relate to depressive symptoms in patients with MI, both in the hospital and 2 weeks later...
Alcoholic beverage preference, diet, and health habits in the UNC Alumni Heart StudyJohn C Barefoot
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:466-72. 2002..Moderate alcohol intake is related to better health, and additional benefits may be associated with wine. However, beverage preference may be confounded by lifestyle factors related to health...
Prospective study of externalizing and internalizing subtypes of posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationship to mortality among Vietnam veteransAmanda M Flood
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Compr Psychiatry 51:236-42. 2010..The value of considering possible PTSD subtypes is significant in that it may contribute to identifying more specific targets for treatment and rehabilitation in veterans with PTSD...
Prospective study of perceived stress in cardiac patientsBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Ann Behav Med 27:22-30. 2004....
Central nervous system serotonin and clustering of hostility, psychosocial, metabolic, and cardiovascular endophenotypes in menRedford B Williams
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 72:601-7. 2010....
Hostility, age, and mortality in a sample of cardiac patientsStephen H Boyle
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:64-6. 2005..After controlling for disease severity, there was a significant interaction between age and hostility. Hostility was significantly associated with poorer survival but only in younger (<61.2 years) patients...
Neighborhood characteristics moderate effects of caregiving on glucose functioningBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 67:752-8. 2005....
Facets of openness predict mortality in patients with cardiac diseaseCharles R Jonassaint
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Psychosom Med 69:319-22. 2007..To examine the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI) Openness to Experience (O) domain and its facets as predictors of cardiac deaths and all-cause mortality...
Associations of a regulatory polymorphism of monoamine oxidase-A gene promoter (MAOA-uVNTR) with symptoms of depression and sleep qualityBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 69:396-401. 2007..MAOA-uVNTR genotype has been associated with both psychological and physical measures...
Depressive symptoms, race, and glucose concentrations: the role of cortisol as mediatorStephen H Boyle
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, NC 27745, USA
Diabetes Care 30:2484-8. 2007..This study examined the associations of depressive symptoms with glucose concentrations and morning cortisol levels in 665 African-American and 4,216 Caucasian Vietnam-era veterans...
Sleep quality varies as a function of 5-HTTLPR genotype and stressBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 69:621-4. 2007..A common 44-base pair deletion (s allele) polymorphism in the 5-HTTLPR is associated with reduced 5HTT transcription efficiency and 5HT uptake in vitro...
Hostility, drinking pattern and mortalityStephen H Boyle
Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Addiction 103:54-9. 2008..This study examined the association of hostility to drinking pattern and whether this association mediated the relation of hostility to mortality...
Childhood socioeconomic status and serotonin transporter gene polymorphism enhance cardiovascular reactivity to mental stressRedford B Williams
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 3926, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 70:32-9. 2008..We found the long allele associated with larger CVR to mental stress in a preliminary study of 54 normal volunteers...
Evaluation of lifetime trauma exposure and physical health in women with posttraumatic stress disorder or major depressive disorderMichelle F Dennis
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, USA
Violence Against Women 15:618-27. 2009..PTSD and MDD groups reported greater past year health conditions and health care utilization...
Hostility and fasting glucose in African American womenAnastasia Georgiades
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 71:642-5. 2009..HOST has been associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism. Prior studies suggested that this association may be more prevalent in women and in African American (AA) individuals...
Magnitude and duration of cardiovascular responses to anger in Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorderJean C Beckham
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Carolina, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:228-34. 2002..There was a significant relationship between covert hostility and anger response, during and after the anger task only in participants with PTSD...
Hostility, race, and glucose metabolism in nondiabetic individualsRichard S Surwit
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Diabetes Care 25:835-9. 2002..The present study was designed to determine whether hostility is differentially related to measures of glucose metabolism in African-Americans and Caucasians...
Ratings of positive and depressive emotion as predictors of mortality in coronary patientsBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int J Cardiol 100:213-6. 2005..An extensive body of research has demonstrated an association between negative affective states and health outcomes. Positive emotions may also influence physical health, however, their examination has received far less attention...
Perceived social support as a predictor of mortality in coronary patients: effects of smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptomsBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 67:40-5. 2005....
Associations among social support, income, and symptoms of depression in an educated sample: the UNC Alumni Heart StudyBeverly H Brummett
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int J Behav Med 10:239-50. 2003..The present results extend previous work regarding the moderating effect of income to a sample of relatively high education and income level...
Effect of smoking and sedentary behavior on the association between depressive symptoms and mortality from coronary heart diseaseBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:529-32. 2003..Results indicated that smoking and/or sedentary behavior may partially mediate the relation between depressive symptoms and mortality. No evidence for moderation was found...
Predictors of smoking cessation in patients with a diagnosis of coronary artery diseaseBeverly H Brummett
Behavioral Medicine Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 22:143-7. 2002..This study aimed to examine demographic, psychosocial, and clinical variables as predictors of smoking cessation in patients with coronary artery disease...
Ambulatory monitoring and physical health report in Vietnam veterans with and without chronic posttraumatic stress disorderJean C Beckham
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Trauma Stress 16:329-35. 2003..Findings suggest that the interrelationships among ambulatory autonomic responses, PTSD, and physical health deserve more research attention...
Serotonin-related gene polymorphisms and central nervous system serotonin functionRedford B Williams
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3926, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuropsychopharmacology 28:533-41. 2003....
Partners' ratings of combat veterans' angerPatrick S Calhoun
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Trauma Stress 15:133-6. 2002..There was moderate agreement between veterans and their partners on reports of anger and little evidence to suggest that PTSD diagnosis affected the convergence between partner and veteran scores...
Hostility as a predictor of survival in patients with coronary artery diseaseStephen H Boyle
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, NC, USA
Psychosom Med 66:629-32. 2004..This study examined the ability of the total CMHS and an abbreviated form of the CMHS (ACM) to predict survival in a sample of patients with documented coronary artery disease (CAD) with increased statistical power...
Patterns of change in hostility from college to midlife in the UNC Alumni Heart Study predict high-risk statusIlene C Siegler
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychosom Med 65:738-45. 2003..To examine hostility measured in college and patterns of change in hostility from college to midlife as predictors of high health-related risk later in midlife...
Community recruitment process by race, gender, and SES gradient: lessons learned from the Community Health and Stress Evaluation (CHASE) Study experienceAngela R Burroughs
RTI International, Durham, NC, USA
J Community Health 28:421-37. 2003..We present an evaluation of the community recruitment component, why we think differences occurred, and the lessons learned from the experiences that may be applied to similar studies...
Impact of psychological stress on the associations between apolipoprotein E variants and metabolic traits: findings in an American sample of caregivers and controlsSofia I Iqbal Kring
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Psychosom Med 72:427-33. 2010..Current evidence supports the hypothesis that gene-environment interactions modulate serum lipid concentrations...
Posttraumatic stress disorder, hostility, and health in women: a review of current researchJean C Beckham
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Ann Behav Med 24:219-28. 2002..Although the current literature suggests that hostility and PTSD are related to health in women, more rigorous, focused research is lacking. A number of suggestions for future research are provided...
Hostile behaviors predict cardiovascular mortality among men enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention TrialKaren A Matthews
University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Circulation 109:66-70. 2004....
Prospective associations between sedentary lifestyle and BMI in midlifeLaust H Mortensen
National Institute of Public Health, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1399 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1462-71. 2006..However, it has been questioned whether high BMI is a determinant or a consequence of a sedentary lifestyle...
Psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular disease: more than one culprit at workRedford B Williams
JAMA 290:2190-2. 2003
Opportunity for information search and the effect of false heart rate feedbackJohn C Barefoot
Carleton University
Integr Physiol Behav Sci 40:156-60. 2005..Those subjects who had ample opportunity to view the slides rated those slides accompanied by false information of a heart-rate change as more attractive than those slides which were not paired with a change in heart rate...
Research Grants
- Hostility, Depression, Social Environment, and CHD RiskJohn Barefoot; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- HOSTILITY, DEPRESSION, SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHD RISKJohn Barefoot; Fiscal Year: 2003..Hypotheses regarding moderating variables and interactions between psychosocial risk factors will be tested in both Studies 3 and 4. ..
- HOSTILITY, DEPRESSION, SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHD RISKJohn Barefoot; Fiscal Year: 1999..These measures will also be used to predict the magnitude and duration of cardiovascular reactivity to mood induction tasks. ..
