Meyer Friedman

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Meyer Friedman ( July 13, 1910 - April 27, 2001 ) was an American cardiologist .

Together with his colleague Ray. H. Rosenman , he developed the theory in the 1950s that nervous and hectic people are subject to an increased risk of heart attacks .

These investigations gave the impetus for the development of a health psychology that includes people's moods in their investigations.

Works

  • Type A Behavior and Your Heart , 1974
  • Treating type a behavior - and your heart , New York 1984 (together with Diane Ulmer)
  • Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries , 1998 (together with Gerald W. Friedland)
personal data
SURNAME Friedman, Meyer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American medic
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1910
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2001