![]() ![]() Their results were published as the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), known more commonly as the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale. A positive correlation of 0.118 was found between their life events and their illnesses. Patients were asked to tally a list of 43 life events based on a relative score. In 1967, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe examined the medical records of over 5,000 medical patients as a way to determine whether stressful events might cause illnesses. While there is good evidence that chronic stress can lead to ill health, there is not much evidence to support the ranking of stressful life events in this manner. ![]() The American Institute of Stress for instance, regards a score of 300 or more as an "80% chance of health breakdown within the next 2 years". ![]() The test works via a point accumulation score which then gives an assessment of risk. The Holmes and Rahe stress scale ( / r eɪ/) is a list of 43 stressful life events that can contribute to illness. ![]()
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