The role of social psychological factors in the primary prevention of cerebrovascular diseases

Abstract

Cerebrovascular diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide. In recent years, a growing body of evidence has shown that rather than the traditional cardio-cerebrovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, hyperlipemia and obesity, the social psychological factors including psychosocial stress, anxiety and depressive disorders play an important role in the incidence of cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, this review will mainly discuss the evidence-based medicine of pathogenic relations between social psychological factors and cerebrovascular diseases.

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2015.01.007