Clinical Psychology and Heart Disease (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Molinari, E.; Parati, G.; Compare, A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Milan
• Seitenzahl: 510
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788847003781
• Artikelnr.: 37411763

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Heart Disease and Psychosocial Factors.- Introduction: Heart Disease and Psychosocial Factors.- Clinical Psychology for Cardiac Disease.- Clinical Psychology for Cardiac Disease.- Psychological Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease.- Psychological Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease and Pathophysiological Mechanisms: An Overview.- Psychophysiology of Heart Disease.- Mental Stress Ischemia: Characteristics, Pathophysiology, Prognosis and Treatment.- Depression and CHD: Prevalence, Prognosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment.- Prevalence of Depression in Chronic Heart Failure.- Depression in Coronary Artery Disease: Assessment and Treatment.- Anxiety and Heart Disease.- Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Heart Transplantation.- Psychological Factors in Hypertension Development and Treatment.- Type A, Type D, Anger-Prone Behavior and Risk of Relapse in CHD Patients.- Defensive Hostility and Cardiovascular Disease: Theoretical and Empirical Bases for an Interpersonal Approach-Avoidance Conflict Perspective.- In Sickness and In Health: Interpersonal Risk and Resilience in Cardiovascular Disease.- Psychological Stress in Women: the Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study.- Application of Neural Networks and Other Artificial Adaptive Systems in Prediction and Data Mining of Risk Psychological Profile for CHD.- Person Measurement and Rehabilitation Outcome: the New Perspective of Rasch Analysis.- The "Heart" of Cardiology: an Imaginary Conversation with Bernard Lown.- Psychological Treatments in Cardiac Rehabilitation.- The Art of Listening to Cardiac Patient and his Family: the Meanings of Suffering Along Temporal Dimension.- Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease.- Hanging onto a Heartbeat: Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples Dealing with the Trauma of Coronary Heart Disease.- Type A Behavior Pattern and Its Treatment.- Relaxation Techniques and Hypnosis in the Treatment of CHD Patients.- Cardiological and Psychological MobileCare through Telematic Technologies for Heart Failure Patients: ICAROS Project.- 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.- Coherence-Building Techniques and Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback: New Tools for Stress Reduction, Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation.