OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50706115 Subject: Coronary heart disease -- United States -- Psychological aspects. Excerpt: .... He serves as leader of the Behavioral Medicine Research Group at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He has a master's and bachelor's from Loyola, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Our protocol dictates that we hear from him first. So Dr. Kaufmann, we welcome you.We have a standing committee rule of 5 minutes. It will not be enforced. But after the presentations, there will be extensive dialogue. I would not be so presumptuous as to say questions, but extensive dialog. Dr. Kaufmann, the floor is yours.Dr. Kaufmann. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to everyone. Just one small correction; I'm no longer the acting director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, although I still am leader of the Behavioral Medicine Scientific Research Group at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.Senator Specter. Then I have to find a new chief clerk for my subcommittee. Anybody interested in the job?Go ahead, Dr. Kaufmann.Dr. Kaufmann. I certainly welcome the opportunity to represent the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or the NHLBI, at this special hearing concerning the subcommittee's interest in the role of stress management in reversing heart disease.My purpose today is to give a brief overview of the state of knowledge in this area. For many years the NHLBI has supported a vigorous program of research on behavioral and psychosocial impact of cardiovascular diseases, including projects conducted by members of this distinguished panel which is here today. As a result, in addition to the lifestyle risk factors of smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, diet and socioeconomic status, we know much more about the importance of psychosocial factors such as depression, social support, hostility, and mental stress.For example, laboratory data ...