Clinical Psychology and Heart Disease

By: Enrico Molinari (Editor), Angelo Compare (Editor), Gianfranco Parati (Editor)

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Hardcover | 20 July 2006

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This comprehensve review of scientific research supporting evidence of the relationship between cardiac disease and psychological condition offers practical suggestions for developing a clinical practice, and proposes directions for future research in the new field of "cardiac psychology". Every chapter is written by world-renowned researchers in the field. A theoretical and practical guide, it will interest physicians, clinical and health psychologists, and all professionals who seek to understand the mind-health link.

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List of Contributors	p. XIII
About the Editors	p. XVII
Introduction	p. 1
Clinical Psychology for Cardiac Disease	p. 5

Psychological Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease
Psychological Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease and Pathophysiological Mechanisms: An Overview	p. 21
Physiological Basis of Mind-Heart Link
Psychophysiology of Heart Disease	p. 35
Mental Stress Ischemia: Characteristics, Pathophysiology, Prognosis and Treatment	p. 71
Depression and Anxiety
Depression and CHD: Prevalence, Prognosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment	p. 85
Prevalence of Depression in Chronic Heart Failure	p. 99
Depression in Coronary Artery Disease: Assessment and Treatment	p. 109
Anxiety and Heart Disease	p. 121
Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Heart Transplantation	p. 149
Psychological Factors in Hypertension Development and Treatment	p. 165
Personality and Relational Aspects
Type A, Type D, Anger-Prone Behavior and Risk of Relapse in CHD Patients	p. 187
Defensive Hostility and Cardiovascular Disease: Theoretical and Empirical Bases for an Interpersonal Approach-Avoidance Conflict Perspective	p. 217
In Sickness and In Health: Interpersonal Risk and Resilience in Cardiovascular Disease	p. 233
Psychological Stress in Women: the Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study	p. 273
Advanced Statistical Tools for the Study of Psychological Risks Aspects
Application of Neural Networks and Other Artificial Adaptive Systems in Prediction and Data Mining of Risk Psychological Profile for CHD	p. 281
Person Measurement and Rehabilitation Outcome: the New Perspective of Rasch Analysis	p. 319
Interlude: The "Heart" of Cardiology: an Imaginary Conversation with Bernard Own	p. 339

Psychological Treatments in Cardiac Rehabilitation
The Art of Listening to Cardiac Patient and his Family: The Meanings of Suffering Along Temporal Dimension	p. 349
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease	p. 369
Hanging onto a Heartbeat: Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples Dealing with the Trauma of Coronary Heart Disease	p. 391
Type A Behavior Pattern and Its Treatment	p. 413
Relaxation Techniques and Hypnosis in the Treatment of CHD Patients	p. 435
Cardiological and Psychological Mobile Care through Telematic Technologies for Heart Failure Patients: ICAROS Project	p. 451
Functioning and Disability in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease within the ICF Classification Framework: Proposals for Using ICF to Classify Functioning and Disability in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease	p. 471
Coherence-Building Techniques and Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback: New Tools for Stress Reduction, Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation	p. 487
Subject Index	p. 511
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