1st Edition
Cardiovascular Disorders and Behavior Handbook of Psychology and Health, Volume 3
380 Pages
by
Psychology Press
400 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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First published in 1983. This is Volume III of the Handbook of Psychology and Health. Cardiovascular diseases are arguably the largest cause of death in the United States. This statement attests to the importance of understanding these disorders, in order to be able to prevent, ameliorate, and reduce the devastation which this set of diseases can cause. Cardiovascular disorders have also been the... Read more
Preface, 1. Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease: Issues and Overview, 2. Animal Behavior Models of Coronary Heart Disease, 3. Perspectives on Coronary-Prone Behavior, 4. Attention and Coronary Heart Disease, 5. Psychological Factors in Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sudden Death, 6. Animal Models of Hypertension, 7. Behavioral-Cardiac Interactions in Hypertension, 8. Modification of Coronary-Risk Behavior, 9. The Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension, 10. Recovery and Rehabilitation of Heart Patients: Psychosocial Aspects, Author Index, Subject Index
Biography
David S. Krantz, Andrew Baum, Jerome E. Singer, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
