title: Type A behaviour pattern: a concept revisited.
abstract: It is generally accepted that the type A behaviour pattern is a risk factor in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Type A people have been characterized as hard-driving, competitive, aggressive and hurried. A number of investigators have attempted to correlate these facets of type A behaviour with increased risks of CAD. However, there have been conflicting results, primarily owing to differences in methods and CAD outcomes and inconsistencies associated with measuring the type A behaviour pattern. As a result, researchers have begun to focus on subcomponents of the type A behaviour pattern, particularly hostility and anger, that appear to be more reliable predictors of CAD outcome. A reconceptualization of the type A behaviour pattern is required.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D014434:Type A Personality