mental disorder associated with hypertension

Mental disorders associated with essential hypertension are the most common type of mental disorders associated with vascular disease. It refers to mental disorders that occur concurrently with essential hypertension. Mental disorders associated with essential hypertension mainly manifest as neurosis-like syndrome, and may also present with depressive syndrome, hallucinations, delusional states, etc. When blood pressure rises sharply and hypertensive crisis occurs, disturbance of consciousness is often present. The etiology of hypertension is currently unclear, but emotional instability, mental stress, and other factors often cause sustained elevation of blood pressure in patients. Some clinicians believe that this sensitivity of hypertensive patients to psychological factors is likely a precipitating cause of mental disorders in hypertensive patients.