High blood pressure (AH) is responsible for a high burden of cardiovascular diseases, as well as for the morbidity, mortality and incapacities of individuals, especially the elderly, and may cause diverse health and public economy impacts in both developed and emerging countries. The present study aims to identify the presence of mental disorders (anxiety, stress and depression) in hypertensive patients who do or do not use the medication to control blood pressure. This is a quantitative, observational study in a municipality in the interior of Bahia. The sample consisted of 87 elderly people, both hypertensive (diagnosed by a specialist physician), who were questioned about the use of the medication to control blood pressure (taking or not taking the medicine). The variables were acquired through the use of globally validated questionnaires, such as BECK anxiety and depression, the LIPP stress questionnaire. Our results show that the majority of the elderly were women, mostly low-middle-class, and who did not work, most likely elderly people who were retired in the majority. Most were widowers, and the other top were married seniors. Most of the elderly were identified as being stressed. Further information can be verified in Table 1, which shows information about the general characteristics of the sample. The use of drugs to control blood pressure is extremely important in that they are responsible for avoiding diseases due to the pathology. Some other chronic problems, such as mental disorders, may influence the use of medications to control blood pressure.
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