Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease: The Life-Threatened Patient, the Family, and the Staff

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Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease

The Life-Threatened Patient, the Family, and the Staff

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1980

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Provides a thanatologic perspective on cardiovascular disease with the goal being adaption to life regardless of the deficit from the pre-disease physical state and performance levels.

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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgment
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction: Principles of Thanatology
XV
Arthur C. Carr

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Part I. Psychosocial Aspects of Care
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1. Care of the Patient with Coronary Heart Disease
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H. D. Ruskin

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2. Care of the Severely Ill Cardiovascular Patient
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Irving S. Wright

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3. Approaches to the Seriously Cardiac Patient
23
Marvin Moser

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4. Psychological Intervention During Transfer from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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Lillie Shortridge

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5. The Psychosocial Needs of the Cardiovascular Patient
39
Steven A. Moss

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Part II. Personality Patterns and Coronary Heart Disease
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6. Introduction to Part II: The Cardiovascular Patient
47
Arnold A. Hutschnecker

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7. Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
49
Raymond Harris

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8. Sudden, Unexpected Death in Patients with Healed Myocardial Infarction
61
Stewart G. Wolf

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9. The Role of Type A Behavior Pattern in Coronary Heart Disease
71
Ray H. Rosenman

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10. Thoughts on the Current Status of Investigations of Personality Patterns and Coronary Heart Disease
81
James A. Blumenthal

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11. Toward an Index of Emotional Drain: A Comparative Study of Coronary Patients and Controls
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John G. Bruhn

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Part III. Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Surgery
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12. Interactions Among Patient, Family, Cardiovascular Surgeon, And Staff
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Donal M. Billig

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13. Psychosocial Implications of Surgery for the Life-Threatened
119
Frank Glenn

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14. Heart Disease, Heart Surgery, and Death
129
Richard S. Blacher

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15. Psychological Preparation of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
137
W. J. Keon and R. K. Coombs

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16. Surgery and the Congenital Cardiac Patient
147
George H. Humphreys

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17. Assessing and Expanding the Coping Abilities of the Child Hospitalized for Cardiac Surgery
155
Adrienne Baranowitz and Joan Chan

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18. Nursing Care of the Cardiosurgical Patient
165
Rita K. Chow

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19. The Rapid Rise of Heart Clubs
171
Raphael L. Wittstein

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20. Changes in Family Interrelationships Following Cardiac Surgery
175
Maurice H. Greenhill and Robert W. M. Frater

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Part IV. Care of the Stroke Patient
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21. The Stroke Patient
189
John C. M. Brust

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22. Stroke Symptoms and Their Implications
195
Morris E. Eson and Boris J. Paul

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Part V. The Life-Threatened Patient
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23. To Die from Cancer or from a Heart Attack
203
Jan van Eys

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24. Cardiovascular Disease and Cancers Comparisons and Contrasts
209
Roger R. Williams

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25. Role of Death Concern in Cardiac Illness
215
W. Doyle Gentry

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26. A Cardiac Patient Speaks Out
221
Jack B. Rostoker

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27. Reflections on Facing Death
225
Nathan Lefkowitz

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28. Two Men, Four Episodes
239
Yvonne M. Parnes

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29. Commemoration Wishes
245
Nathan Lefkowitz

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Part VI. Commentaries from Physicians
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30. An Amateur Looks at Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
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Irvine H. Page

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31. Responsibility of the Physician in the Preservation of Life
253
Franklin H. Epstein

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32. Death
257
George E. Burch

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Part VII. Psychosocial Aspects of Bereavement
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33. Understanding Your Grief
263
Arthur C. Carr

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34. Methodological Problems in Assessing the Relationship Between Acuteness of Death and the Bereavement Outcome
267
Paula J. Clayton, Ramon H. Parilla and Michael D. Bieri

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35. Survivors of Cardiovascular and Cancer Deaths
277
Paula J. Clayton, Ramon H. Parilla and Michael D. Bieri

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36. Living with Cardiovascular Disease: A Widow’s Perspective
295
M. L. S. Vachon, K. Freedman, J. Rogers, W. A. L. Lyall, A. Formo and S. J. J. Freeman

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A. The Facts of Cardiovascular Disease
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Aaron B. Shaffer and Gerald Click

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B. The California “Right To Die” Law
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C. The Living Will
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D. Confidential Financial Checklist for the Terminally Ill
341
Edwin Nadel and John Parker

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General Bibliography
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Index
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List of Contributors
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Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Acknowledgment

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Principles of Thanatology

1. Care of the Patient with Coronary Heart Disease

2. Care of the Severely Ill Cardiovascular Patient

3. Approaches to the Seriously Cardiac Patient

4. Psychological Intervention During Transfer from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

5. The Psychosocial Needs of the Cardiovascular Patient

6. Introduction to Part II: The Cardiovascular Patient

7. Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease

8. Sudden, Unexpected Death in Patients with Healed Myocardial Infarction

9. The Role of Type A Behavior Pattern in Coronary Heart Disease

10. Thoughts on the Current Status of Investigations of Personality Patterns and Coronary Heart Disease

11. Toward an Index of Emotional Drain: A Comparative Study of Coronary Patients and Controls

12. Interactions Among Patient, Family, Cardiovascular Surgeon, And Staff

13. Psychosocial Implications of Surgery for the Life-Threatened

14. Heart Disease, Heart Surgery, and Death

15. Psychological Preparation of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

16. Surgery and the Congenital Cardiac Patient

17. Assessing and Expanding the Coping Abilities of the Child Hospitalized for Cardiac Surgery

18. Nursing Care of the Cardiosurgical Patient

19. The Rapid Rise of Heart Clubs

20. Changes in Family Interrelationships Following Cardiac Surgery

21. The Stroke Patient

22. Stroke Symptoms and Their Implications

23. To Die from Cancer or from a Heart Attack

24. Cardiovascular Disease and Cancers Comparisons and Contrasts

25. Role of Death Concern in Cardiac Illness

26. A Cardiac Patient Speaks Out

27. Reflections on Facing Death

28. Two Men, Four Episodes

29. Commemoration Wishes

30. An Amateur Looks at Psychosocial Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease

31. Responsibility of the Physician in the Preservation of Life

32. Death

33. Understanding Your Grief

34. Methodological Problems in Assessing the Relationship Between Acuteness of Death and the Bereavement Outcome

35. Survivors of Cardiovascular and Cancer Deaths

36. Living with Cardiovascular Disease: A Widow’s Perspective

A. The Facts of Cardiovascular Disease

B. The California “Right To Die” Law

C. The Living Will

D. Confidential Financial Checklist for the Terminally Ill

General Bibliography

Index

List of Contributors

Bibliographic data