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Not long ago, it was assumed that coronary heart disease mainly--or
only--affected men. Now that CHD is recognized as a leading killer
of women as well as men, numerous research studies have been made
of its diverse presentations in women, causal factors, and
possibilities for prevention and treatment. The expert
contributions to Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in
Women span the results of this cross-disciplinary awareness. This
progressive resource takes a three-dimensional approach to its
subject, focusing on epidemiology and risk factors for heart
disease in women, the psycho- and neurobiology of stress and
coronary disease, and promising clinical interventions. Chapters
identify and analyze multiple intersections of social, biological,
and psychological factors in affecting women's heart health, from
the social dimensions of depression to genetic/environmental
interactions to the demands of balancing work and family. These
wide-ranging findings will assist and motivate professionals in
choosing and creating interventions, developing appropriate
prevention strategies, and reducing gender-based disparities in
health care. Among the topics covered: Enhancing women's heart
health: a global perspective. Coronary heart disease in women:
evolution of our knowledge. Gender observations on basic
physiological stress mechanisms in men and women. Sleep as a means
of recovery and restitution in women. LifeSkills training:
benefiting both genders, for different reasons. Gender
considerations in psychosocial-behavioral interventions for
coronary heart disease. In particular this book will be helpful for
cardiologists and other clinicians who may ask themselves why
patients do not seem to make rational choices. "Why do patients not
follow the advice they are offered?" is a common complaint. The
role of psychosocial stress for patient compliance and adherence
can be traced throughout the volume. It is emphasized in the
chapters on psychosocial interventions along with other tangible
and conceptual suggestions and experiences with psychosocial stress
and life style change. Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular
Disease in Women offers a deep practical level of understanding of
this epidemic to help expand the work of health and clinical
psychologists, sociologists, cardiologists, primary care
physicians, and epidemiologists.
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the number ioral medicine"
was developed and shaped into the one source of morbidity and
mortality in our coun- following definition: try. Despite a 35%
reduction since 1964, these Behavioral medicine is the
interdisciplinary field con- diseases, particularly coronary heart
disease cerned with the development and integration of behav-
(CHD), claim nearly 1,000,000 lives each year in ioral and
biomedical science knowledge and techniques the United States
(Havlik & Feinleib, 1979). relevant to the understanding of
health and illness and The Framingham study, among others, has
iden- the application of this knowledge and these techniques to
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. tified three
major risk factors implicated in the de- (Schwartz & Weiss,
1978) velopment of CHD: smoking, elevated serum cho- lesterol, and
high blood pressure (Castelli et at., This concept of
"biobehavioral" collaboration 1986). Given that these factors
account for less challenged scientists and clinicians of many
disci- than 50% of the variance associated with CHD plines to
consider how they might more effectively (Jenkins, 1976), it has
become obvious that addi- develop diagnostic, treatment, and
prevention tional risk factors must be identified if further pro-
strategies by merging their perspectives to address gress is to be
made in disease prevention and simultaneously, among others,
behavioral, psy- control.
The fourth volume based on the annual University of Miami symposia
on stress and coping, this new addition to the series is the first
to focus on developmental and clinical stressors during infancy and
childhood. While developmental stressors such as early separation
and stranger anxiety, novelty stress, and fear-evoked personal
distress, arise during normal development, clinical stressors
result from certain conditions that are relatively common in
infancy and early childhood such as premature birth and respiratory
disease.
Various therapies are discussed -- for example, relaxation and
massage -- that can alleviate the stress associated with
psychiatric conditions in childhood and adolescence, including
depression and adjustment disorder. The result is an integration of
diverse research and theory on the psychophysiological,
developmental, and psychosocial aspects of stress and coping in
animals and humans by some of the leading researchers in the
field.
The third volume based on the annual University of Miami Symposia
on Stress and Coping, this book focuses on the role of biophysical
factors in four of the greatest health problems confronting us
today: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and the AIDS
epidemic. In each of these disorders, stress is seen as a
contributing factor that interacts with other variables such as
genetic influences or constitutional factors. Accordingly, the
behavioral treatments discussed are often designed to change
lifestyles, reduce stress, or improve adherence to therapeutic
regimens. This volume provides a solid theoretical base which
should stimulate further research into biobehavioral mechanisms and
treatments for the disorders it examines.
This is the second volume based on the annual University of Miami
Symposia on Stress and Coping. The present volume is focused on
some representative stresses and coping mechanisms that occur
during different stages of development including infancy,
childhood, and adulthood. Accordingly, the volume is divided into
three sections for those three stages.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of men and
women in industrialized countries. In older age groups, CVD is also
the most important cause for hospitalization, and, in many
countries, it is the basis of early retirement from work. Thus, CVD
is associated with enormous costs for care and loss of
productivity, as well as for disabilities, pensions, etc. All this
has motivated clinicians and scientists to develop and implement
new methodologies and technologies to better care for patients who
are hospitalized for heart disease. Efforts to improve care in the
acute phases of coronary heart disease (CHD) have been successful.
During the last decade, the immediate mortality risk of a patient
admitted to coronary care for a suspected myocardial infarction or
other acute coronary syndrome has decreased to less than 10%.
Despite these achievements, CVD continues to represent a major
threat to the health of middle-aged and elderly men and women. This
volume addresses myriad aspects of CHD prevention, including
biobehavioral and psychosocial factors, behavioral epidemiology,
behavioral intervention models, and policy. The first section of
the text provides an introduction to CVD prevention and behavioral
medicine. The second section introduces two theoretically different
approaches to preventive action, high-risk and population-based
strategies. The third section describes and discusses the important
questions of how behavioral sciences can be conceptually integrated
into traditional, medically based, preventive efforts. The fourth
section presents both population and high-risk behavioral
intervention approaches. In summary, this volume examines the
social environment and its potentials for preventive actions,
reviews the psychosocial and biobehavioral mechanisms involved in
these effects, and describes concrete and practical implementations
of behavioral medicine knowledge as they have been applied to CHD
prevention.
Stress, Coping, and Depression is the latest volume based on the
Annual Stress and Coping Conference held at the University of
Miami. In this timely collection, leading researchers offer a
variety of new perspectives on depression. They review the social,
biological, and psychological processes that put adults and their
children at risk and discuss innovative treatments grounded in
empirical studies. Research findings are integrated across domains
to construct more effective models of etiology and intervention.
The contributors' thought-provoking ideas will provide inspiration
for the ongoing efforts addressing the problems associated with
this devastating disorder. Content highlights include: * novel
information processing approaches to depression; * an overview of
the neural pathways guiding moods; * empirical approaches for the
treatment of bipolar disorders; * integrated models of biological
and environmental influences on the transmission of depression to
children; and * new perspectives on the relationship between
personality and stress.
The latest volume in the series based on the Annual Stress and
Coping Symposia held at the University of Miami, Drs. McCabe,
Schneiderman, Field, and Wellens bring together an outstanding
group of researchers to examine the relationship between
bio-behavioral and social factors and heart disease. Highlights of
the book include an in-depth look at the latest research on: *
basic physiological processes in cardiovascular reactivity to
stress; * pathophysiological mechanisms in cardiovascular disease;
* ethnic differences in cardiovascular regulation; * psychosocial
influences on cardiovascular function/disease; and * Behavioral
interventions designed to treat cardiovascular disorders. The goal
of Stress, Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease is to provide a solid
empirical foundation on the relationship between stress and
cardiovascular disease so as to stimulate further research into the
pathophysiology and treatment of the leading cause of death in
industrialized countries.
The third volume based on the annual University of Miami Symposia
on Stress and Coping, this book focuses on the role of biophysical
factors in four of the greatest health problems confronting us
today: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and the AIDS
epidemic. In each of these disorders, stress is seen as a
contributing factor that interacts with other variables such as
genetic influences or constitutional factors. Accordingly, the
behavioral treatments discussed are often designed to change
lifestyles, reduce stress, or improve adherence to therapeutic
regimens. This volume provides a solid theoretical base which
should stimulate further research into biobehavioral mechanisms and
treatments for the disorders it examines.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of men and
women in industrialized countries. In older age groups, CVD is also
the most important cause for hospitalization, and, in many
countries, it is the basis of early retirement from work. Thus, CVD
is associated with enormous costs for care and loss of
productivity, as well as for disabilities, pensions, etc. All this
has motivated clinicians and scientists to develop and implement
new methodologies and technologies to better care for patients who
are hospitalized for heart disease.
Efforts to improve care in the acute phases of coronary heart
disease (CHD) have been successful. During the last decade, the
immediate mortality risk of a patient admitted to coronary care for
a suspected myocardial infarction or other acute coronary syndrome
has decreased to less than 10%. Despite these achievements, CVD
continues to represent a major threat to the health of middle-aged
and elderly men and women.
This volume addresses myriad aspects of CHD prevention, including
biobehavioral and psychosocial factors, behavioral epidemiology,
behavioral intervention models, and policy. The first section of
the text provides an introduction to CVD prevention and behavioral
medicine. The second section introduces two theoretically different
approaches to preventive action, high-risk and population-based
strategies. The third section describes and discusses the important
questions of how behavioral sciences can be conceptually integrated
into traditional, medically based, preventive efforts. The fourth
section presents both population and high-risk behavioral
intervention approaches.
In summary, this volume examines the social environment and its
potentials for preventive actions, reviews the psychosocial and
biobehavioral mechanisms involved in these effects, and describes
concrete and practical implementations of behavioral medicine
knowledge as they have been applied to CHD prevention.
The fourth volume based on the annual University of Miami symposia
on stress and coping, this new addition to the series is the first
to focus on developmental and clinical stressors during infancy and
childhood. While developmental stressors such as early separation
and stranger anxiety, novelty stress, and fear-evoked personal
distress, arise during normal development, clinical stressors
result from certain conditions that are relatively common in
infancy and early childhood such as premature birth and respiratory
disease. Various therapies are discussed -- for example, relaxation
and massage -- that can alleviate the stress associated with
psychiatric conditions in childhood and adolescence, including
depression and adjustment disorder. The result is an integration of
diverse research and theory on the psychophysiological,
developmental, and psychosocial aspects of stress and coping in
animals and humans by some of the leading researchers in the field.
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Child Health Psychology (Paperback)
Barbara G. Melamed, Karen A Matthews, Donald K. Routh, Brian Stabler, Neil Schneiderman
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R1,655
Discovery Miles 16 550
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This unique text offers an interdisciplinary collection of the most
current articles concerning the scientific study of Child Health
Psychology. The subjects of many articles are applicable to
pediatrics, family medicine, child nursing, developmental, clinical
child, and pediatric psychology. Emphasizing the scientific basis
of the field, this empirical research is invaluable to the
specialist, teacher, or student seeking the most contemporary
research methods used to study psychological aspects of children's
health care.
The latest volume in the series based on the Annual Stress and
Coping Symposia held at the University of Miami, Drs. McCabe,
Schneiderman, Field, and Wellens bring together an outstanding
group of researchers to examine the relationship between
bio-behavioral and social factors and heart disease.
Highlights of the book include an in-depth look at the latest
research on:
* basic physiological processes in cardiovascular reactivity to
stress;
* pathophysiological mechanisms in cardiovascular disease;
* ethnic differences in cardiovascular regulation;
* psychosocial influences on cardiovascular function/disease; and
* Behavioral interventions designed to treat cardiovascular
disorders.
The goal of "Stress, Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease" is to
provide a solid empirical foundation on the relationship between
stress and cardiovascular disease so as to stimulate further
research into the pathophysiology and treatment of the leading
cause of death in industrialized countries.
This volume presents chapters by leading figures researching the
various pathways by which stress may interfere with health
maintenance and contribute to disease etiology and progression.
Their work focuses on direct effects of stress on the immune and
endocrine systems, on behavioral factors in diseases such as cancer
and diabetes, and with the general role of stress in illness
processes.
Not long ago, it was assumed that coronary heart disease mainly--or
only--affected men. Now that CHD is recognized as a leading killer
of women as well as men, numerous research studies have been made
of its diverse presentations in women, causal factors, and
possibilities for prevention and treatment. The expert
contributions to Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in
Women span the results of this cross-disciplinary awareness. This
progressive resource takes a three-dimensional approach to its
subject, focusing on epidemiology and risk factors for heart
disease in women, the psycho- and neurobiology of stress and
coronary disease, and promising clinical interventions. Chapters
identify and analyze multiple intersections of social, biological,
and psychological factors in affecting women's heart health, from
the social dimensions of depression to genetic/environmental
interactions to the demands of balancing work and family. These
wide-ranging findings will assist and motivate professionals in
choosing and creating interventions, developing appropriate
prevention strategies, and reducing gender-based disparities in
health care. Among the topics covered: Enhancing women's heart
health: a global perspective. Coronary heart disease in women:
evolution of our knowledge. Gender observations on basic
physiological stress mechanisms in men and women. Sleep as a means
of recovery and restitution in women. LifeSkills training:
benefiting both genders, for different reasons. Gender
considerations in psychosocial-behavioral interventions for
coronary heart disease. In particular this book will be helpful for
cardiologists and other clinicians who may ask themselves why
patients do not seem to make rational choices. "Why do patients not
follow the advice they are offered?" is a common complaint. The
role of psychosocial stress for patient compliance and adherence
can be traced throughout the volume. It is emphasized in the
chapters on psychosocial interventions along with other tangible
and conceptual suggestions and experiences with psychosocial stress
and life style change. Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular
Disease in Women offers a deep practical level of understanding of
this epidemic to help expand the work of health and clinical
psychologists, sociologists, cardiologists, primary care
physicians, and epidemiologists.
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the number ioral medicine"
was developed and shaped into the one source of morbidity and
mortality in our coun- following definition: try. Despite a 35%
reduction since 1964, these Behavioral medicine is the
interdisciplinary field con- diseases, particularly coronary heart
disease cerned with the development and integration of behav-
(CHD), claim nearly 1,000,000 lives each year in ioral and
biomedical science knowledge and techniques the United States
(Havlik & Feinleib, 1979). relevant to the understanding of
health and illness and The Framingham study, among others, has
iden- the application of this knowledge and these techniques to
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. tified three
major risk factors implicated in the de- (Schwartz & Weiss,
1978) velopment of CHD: smoking, elevated serum cho- lesterol, and
high blood pressure (Castelli et at., This concept of
"biobehavioral" collaboration 1986). Given that these factors
account for less challenged scientists and clinicians of many
disci- than 50% of the variance associated with CHD plines to
consider how they might more effectively (Jenkins, 1976), it has
become obvious that addi- develop diagnostic, treatment, and
prevention tional risk factors must be identified if further pro-
strategies by merging their perspectives to address gress is to be
made in disease prevention and simultaneously, among others,
behavioral, psy- control.
|
Child Health Psychology (Hardcover)
Barbara G. Melamed, Karen A Matthews, Donald K. Routh, Brian Stabler, Neil Schneiderman
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R3,714
Discovery Miles 37 140
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
This unique text offers an interdisciplinary collection of the most
current articles concerning the scientific study of Child Health
Psychology. The subjects of many articles are applicable to
pediatrics, family medicine, child nursing, developmental, clinical
child, and pediatric psychology. Emphasizing the scientific basis
of the field, this empirical research is invaluable to the
specialist, teacher, or student seeking the most contemporary
research methods used to study psychological aspects of children's
health care.
Living with HIV can be stressful, which can affect both your
emotional and physical well-being. You may feel a loss of control
over your life, socially isolated, or anxious and depressed.
Studies have shown that prolonged stress can negatively impact the
immune system, making it less effective in fighting illness. If you
are concerned about the impact stress has on your life and on your
health, this book can help you learn to relax and manage stress
more effectively.
This book presents a group treatment program that has been
scientifically proven to reduce stress in individuals living with
HIV. Written by the developers of this groundbreaking program, this
workbook is based on the principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress
Management (CBSM). You will learn a variety of relaxation
techniques, all designed to help you reduce tension and stress. As
you become more aware of stress and its effects, stress management
skills will increase your ability to cope.
This workbook comes complete with user-friendly monitoring forms
and homework exercises designed to help reinforce the skills
learned in group. It also includes instructions for relaxation
practice that will remain useful long after you've completed the
program. Used in conjunction with the group program described in
the corresponding facilitator guide, this workbook will help you
successfully manage stress and lead a more healthy life.
For individuals living with HIV, stress can have a critical impact
on emotional and physical well-being. Many HIV-infected individuals
feel a loss of control over their lives, experience social
isolation, and may suffer from anxiety and depression. Stress has
been shown to decrease immune functioning, which is a significant
concern for HIV-infected individuals.
Written by the developer of the treatment, this manual presents an
empirically supported, group treatment program that teaches
HIV-infected individuals how to manage their stress. This
comprehensive Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) program
combines stress management with relaxation training. Each group
meeting introduces a new relaxation method, such as progressive
muscle relaxation, imagery, and meditation. Stress management
skills build on one another and include cognitive restructuring,
coping strategies, and establishing a strong social network. By the
end of the program, participants are equipped with a variety of
inter-related techniques that they can use to reduce stress and
improve their quality of life.
The guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the
corresponding workbook, which provides exercises to be completed in
session, monitoring forms, and homework assignments. Together they
include all the material and information needed to effectively
implement this program.
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