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Although stress is an inescapable component of life and its adverse effects in some individuals at some times are well appreciated, these effects have never been systematically investigated from a clinical point of view. In particular, the effects of stress on organic illnesses, as for example, cardiovascular disorders, are not fully appreciated.
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Wheatley, D. (1985). Anti-Anxiety Drugs in Cardiac Disorders. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Biological Psychiatry, Higher Nervous Activity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8329-1_121
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