BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

Edited By:
DAVID S. KRANTZ
JAMES A. BLUMENTHAL

    Wide recognition has been given to the success of behavioral medicine in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disorders.  Biobehavioral approaches to such problems as smoking cessation, exercise and medication compliance, dietary management, modification of Type A behavior, and stress management have much to lend to the overall health of the cardiac patient.
    This volume will be invaluable to psychologists, psychiatrists, and other behavioral science health professionals who wish to learn more about emergent developments in cardiovascular treatment.  Initial chapters provide an overview of behavioral medicine in the secondary prevention of coronary disease, and the rationale and organization of cardiac rehabilitation programs.  Successive chapters focus on behavioral medicine's contributions to the assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
    The articles in this landmark volume are scholarly and well-grounded scientifically, yet oriented to the concerns of practitioners.  The basic techniques presented cover a broad range of behavioral management issues in treating patients who are at risk for cardiovascular disease.

REVIEW

"This exceptional and concise book provides essential background needed for all practitioners and researchers who work with coronary patients.  I heartily recommend it as must reading for those interested in cardiovascular behavioral medicine or more generally in the links between stress, lifestyle, and human health."
    -Stephen M. Weiss, PhD, Chief of the Behavioral Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD