World Scene: Sweden

Stifling anger can be fatal

Men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack, or even die from one, than those who let their frustration show, a study has found.

The study by the Stress Research Institute of Stockholm University followed 2,755 employed men from 1992 to 2003. At the end of the study, 47 participants had either suffered an attack, or died from heart disease, and many of those had been found to be "covertly coping" with unfair treatment at work.