Why the study?
Does an interview discussing a patient's life alter blood pressure, heart rate, or brain waves?
Does an interview discussing a patient's life alter blood pressure, heart rate, or brain waves?
Discussing emotional content during a patient interview is associated with alterations in blood pressure.
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Emotional interviews may alter BP readings; leaves open need for standardized protocols in mental health assessments.
The general aim of the experiment was to discover whether, during an interview directed at discussing the patient's life, there was any significant alteration of blood-pressure, heart rate or brain waves in association with emotional content; as it turned out, changes in blood-pressure proved to be the most rewarding field for study and in consequence this aspect was accorded more attention.
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Innes et al. (1959) studied this question.
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