Guidelines for Education and Training at the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Levels in Consulting Psychology/Organizational Consulting Psychology: Executive summary of the 2017 revision.

This article provides an executive summary of the American Psychological Association (APA)-approved 2017 revision of the Guidelines for Education and Training at the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Levels in Consulting Psychology/Organizational Consulting Psychology. The guidelines were developed by the Society of Consulting Psychology (SCP), Division 13 of the American Psychological Association, to provide updated guidance and recommendations for education and training of doctoral-level consulting psychologists. This article provides an overview of the complete guidelines, reviews the process by which the guidelines were generated, and identifies some of the important contextual factors involved in this work, including overarching principles; the concept of individual, group, and organizational levels; and specific consulting psychology competencies.

Association between exercise capacity and left ventricular geometry in overweight patients with mild systemic hypertension.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between left ventricular (LV) geometry and exercise capacity in unmedicated, hypertensive patients. Analysis of the data revealed peak oxygen consumption (ml kg(-1) min(-1)) for concentric hypertrophy (corrected mean +/- SE 23.5 +/- 1.

Relationship between exercise systolic blood pressure and left ventricular geometry in overweight, mildly hypertensive patients.

Objective: To examine the association between the graded exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) response and left ventricular (LV) geometric structure in patients with untreated mild hypertension.

Participants: The study included 80 sedentary, overweight patients (43 female and 37 male) with unmedicated high normal blood pressure or stage 1-2 hypertension.

Methods: An echocardiogram was used to determine LV mass and the relative wall thickness (RWT) in relation to the chamber dimension.

Biobehavioral approaches to the treatment of essential hypertension.

Despite recent advances in the medical management of hypertension, chronically elevated blood pressure remains a major health problem in the United States, affecting almost 50 million Americans. It is widely recognized that lifestyle factors contribute to the development and maintenance of elevated blood pressure. This article critically reviews current approaches to the nonpharmacological treatment of high blood pressure and highlights outcome studies of exercise, weight loss and dietary modification, and stress management and relaxation therapies.

Reduction of left ventricular hypertrophy after exercise and weight loss in overweight patients with mild hypertension.

Background: Hypertrophy and concentric remodeling of the left ventricle are important manifestations of hypertension that are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although lifestyle interventions are efficacious in lowering blood pressure, evidence that they have a beneficial effect on target organs has been lacking.

Objective: To assess the effects of regular aerobic exercise or exercise plus weight management counseling on left ventricular mass and geometry in overweight, sedentary men and women with high-normal or mildly elevated blood pressure.

Relationship of clinic, ambulatory, and laboratory stress blood pressure to left ventricular mass in overweight men and women with high blood pressure.

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between left ventricular (LV) mass and blood pressure (BP) recorded in the following contexts: in the clinic, using standard auscultatory procedures, during a typical day using ambulatory BP monitoring, and in the laboratory environment during behavioral stress testing.

Methods: Ninety-seven men and women with clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 130 to 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 85 to 110 mm Hg and mild to moderate obesity were included in the study. Laboratory stressors included the following tasks: Public Speaking; Anger Interview; Mirror Trace; and Cold Pressor.