title: [The psychological approach in cardiovascular epidemiology].
abstract: It is quite generally accepted that a certain personality profile long precedes the first manifestations of coronary disease. However the essential traits and above all their place amongst other risk factors remain controversial. The authors undertook a prospective study involving three male populations grouping 2147 adult subjects. Amongst the questions considered, there was the choice of a simple a quick psychological approach applicable to a population ranging over all cultural levels. The study shows that the Bortner auto-transference scale fulfils all these requirements. Thus a given type of behaviour may be analysed as a risk factor, in the same way as various examinations such a blood pressure or cholesterol level.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Approche psychologique en épidémiologie cardio-vasculaire.