Overview

Psychiatric disorders and certain personality features are frequently associated with cardiovascular disorders. For the past several decades attention to the psychosocial and behavioural factors in cardiovascular disease has increased significantly. Understanding the integration of the interactions among multiple psychological and biological factors in the regulation of the cardiovascular system and the development of cardiovascular disorders is an important challenge for future research. This book will contribute to this goal. The contributors to this book are the leading international experts in the field of the relation between psychological processes and cardiovascular disorders. This important book will be of interest to physicians, psychologists, mental health counsellors, other clinicians, medical and psychology students, and medical residents.

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Author:   Leo Sher, M.D.
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.992kg
ISBN:  

9781604568714

ISBN 10:   1604568712
Pages:   365
Publication Date:   01 November 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Role of psychological risk factors in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease; Risk factors in coronary artery disease: gender matters; Depression as a risk factor for the development of heart disease; Depression in patients with myocardial infarction; Depressive symptoms and atherosclerosis; Psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular disease. Anxiety, depression and hypertension; Cardiovascular disorders and depression with irritability, anger and hostility; Depression in chronic heart failure: epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnostic tools; Diagnosing depression and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure; Heart Failure: the manifestations and impact of negative emotions; Seasonal mood changes and coronary heart disease; The role of posttraumatic stress disorder in coronary artery disease: Epidemiology, risk factors, and potential mechanisms; Sub-clinical psychological conditions affecting cardiovascular disorders; Peripheral arterial disease and cognitive function in older people; The epidemiology of Type D personality: A new cardiovascular risk factor -- fact or fiction?; Potential mechanisms that may explain adverse health outcomes in patients with a Type D personality; Hostility as a risk factor for coronary heart disease; Hostility and brain function: The impact of hostility on brain activity during affective verbal learning; Negative affective states and arrhythmogenesis; Mental health comorbidity in cardiovascular disease: Implications for interdisciplinary intervention; Index.

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Leo Sher, MD is a psychiatrist with a background in internal medicine. His areas of research and clinical expertise include neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Inpatient Psychiatry Service at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in New York. He has authored about 600 scientific publications, is a reviewer for numerous medical journals, the recipient of several awards and the first researcher in North America who introduced the use of the combined dexamethasone suppression/corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test for psychiatric purposes. Dr. Sher has experience as a forensic psychiatric expert and consultant.

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