Psychiatry and Heart Disease - 9780470685808

This book provides an interdisciplinary approach in that it closes the gap between those professionals who care for mental disorders and those who take care of heart disorders. The authors address a comprehensive selection of topics, some of which include: the interaction between psychological distress and biobehavioral processes in cardiovascular disease, depression and cardiovascular disease, cardiac surgery and transplantation, pulmonary arterial hypertension and psychosocial implications and treatment, psychological symptoms associated with cardiovascular drugs, exercise and depression, and smoking cessation and substance use modification in cardiovascular disease. The book is concisely and clearly written and contains numerous references. Editors Riba (psychiatry, U. of Michigan), Rubenfire (internal medicine, U. of Michigan), Wulsin (psychiatry, U. of Cincinnati), and 43 others contributed to the book. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)