Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine

Author : Shari Waldstein,Willem Kop,Leslie Katzel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1591 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0387859594

Get Book

Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine by Shari Waldstein,Willem Kop,Leslie Katzel Pdf

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and most other westernized nations. It is well recognized that traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease have limited predictive utility in the identification of new cardiovascular disease cases and outcomes. Thus, investigators have argued that application of a biopsychosocial research paradigm in this field may be of particular utility in understanding cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Accordingly, a subdiscipline within the field of behavioral medicine – cardiovascular behavioral medicine – examines interrelations among biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors in cardiovascular health and disease. In 1989, Schneiderman and colleagues published a seminal work entitled "Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine." Since that time, there has been an exponential increase in the amount and scope of work in this topic area, but no similar edited volume has been undertaken. Here we propose to create a compendium of work in the field of cardiovascular behavioral medicine, the purposes of which are to summarize research in this area, promote multidisciplinary research and clinical practice, and encourage researchers and clinicians to consider all relevant facets of the disease process in their evaluation and study of cardiovascular disease pathogenesis and outcomes. In this volume, we propose several sections. Section I will provide an overview of basic cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, cardiovascular disease classification, and application of the biopsychosocial model to the study of cardiovascular disease. Section II will cover sociodemographic, behavioral, psychosocial, biomedical, and psychophysiological risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Each chapter will offer a discussion of construct definition, measurement issues, and epidemiological evidence for relations to cardiovascular disease. Chapters on biomedical and psychophysiological risk factors will also describe sociodemographic, behavioral, and psychosocial correlates of these risk factors. Section III will summarize literature on biopsychosocial investigation of specific cardiovascular disease entities, the evidence base for relevant biopsychosocial interventions, and evaluation of the impact of cardiovascular diseases on behavior. Section IV will cover select special topics in the field of cardiovascular behavioral medicine including common comorbidities, special populations, special issues, and data analytic issues. This volume is unique in several respects. First, there is no similar work available in terms of the scope of topic coverage. Second, the inclusion of relevant measurement issues and construct definitions of a comprehensive set of risk factors will be of great assistance to researchers and clinicians in this area who wish to improve their assessment of these variables yet are not familiar with or trained in the various methodologies. Third, the use of multidisciplinary contributors will greatly enhance the utility of the work. The primary audiences for this work are multidisciplinary researchers, clinicians, and students in cardiovascular behavioral medicine or behavioral medicine more broadly. Representative disciplines include psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, and epidemiology. The prospective authors listed below represent each of these disciplines.

Author : Neil Schneiderman,Stephen M. Weiss,Peter G. Kaufmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781489909060

Get Book

Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine by Neil Schneiderman,Stephen M. Weiss,Peter G. Kaufmann Pdf

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.

Author : Kristina Orth-Gomer,Neil Schneiderman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134791705

Get Book

Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Kristina Orth-Gomer,Neil Schneiderman Pdf

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.

Author : Alvin P. Shapiro,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317844242

Get Book

Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease by Alvin P. Shapiro,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum Pdf

Smoking, diet, stress, coping, and exercise, among other behaviors and psychological states, are now clearly implicated in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Prevention, based largely on altering behaviors that contribute to this chronic disease, is now as important a goal as is treatment of those already afflicted. This volume, based on a recent meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, addresses several important areas of research in the general area of cardiovascular disease. The topics covered reflect on important aspects of this phenomenon, such as the long-term development of coronary artery disease; central nervous system (CNS) regulation of blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic tone playing a pivotal role in sympathetic activity and hypertension; learned blood pressure modulation and baroreceptor activation as a means of reducing the aversiveness of stress or noxious stimulation; and the notion that symptoms of heart disease or infarction may occur in the absence of organic heart disease. Having been impressed by the recent advances in the field, the editors of this book capture the wealth of newly acquired knowledge about behavioral factors in cardiovascular disease and how the body's nervous, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems work together.

Author : Sally A. Shumaker,Susan M. Czajkowski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781489925725

Get Book

Social Support and Cardiovascular Disease by Sally A. Shumaker,Susan M. Czajkowski Pdf

In this groundbreaking work, distinguished contributors explore the myriad relationships between networks of social support and the development, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with cardiovascular disease. Chapters span the range from conceptual to methodological issues, and take into account gender, environmental, and cultural differences. The book will provide a wealth of information for clinicians and students in the fields of behavioral medicine, psychophysiology, and cardiovascular disease.

Author : David S. Krantz,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781135679514

Get Book

Technology and Methods in Behavioral Medicine by David S. Krantz,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum Pdf

This volume reviews the kinds of advances in technology and methodology that make possible improved assessment, monitoring, and research in behavioral medicine. For researchers and practitioners in clinical psych, neuropsychology, and behavioral medicine

Author : J. Alan Herd,Stephen M. Weiss
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461336730

Get Book

Behavior and Arteriosclerosis by J. Alan Herd,Stephen M. Weiss Pdf

During the past decade, cardiovascular medicine has made significant strides in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease and related disorders as well as developing a better understanding of potential preventive, risk-reduc ing measures. Highly sophisticated diagnostic instrumentation, surgical pro cedures, and emergency medical care have undoubtedly contributed greatly to the trend of declining mortality from cardiovascular events. In the course of the extensive research efforts associated with this area, it has become increas ingly apparent that the identified coronary risk factors share the common ele ment of lifestyle as a major determiner of health behaviors associated with these factors. Further, it is suspected that behavioral and environmental factors may playa significant contributory role toward the etiology and progression of arteriosclerosis through their effects on the central and peripheral nervous sys tems and associated neurohormonal response. Considerable research effort has been devoted to identifying the risks asso ciated with smoking, elevated blood pressure, and serum cholesterol. Research development and modification is being vigorously pursued. Behavioral research exploring the role of psychological stress factors, social support networks, stressful life events, and the Type AlB behavior patterns has uncovered poten tially meaningful associations between behavioral factors and arteriosclerosis, as discussed in the succeeding chapters of this book.

Author : Ad Vingerhoets
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781317710752

Get Book

Assessment in Behavioral Medicine by Ad Vingerhoets Pdf

How can the influence of behavioral factors on health and well-being be measured? Research over the past two decades has shown that psychological factors and lifestyle have been found to be relevant to the onset and course of disease. In addition, these factors codetermine how patients and those in their social environment cope with illness and what their quality of life is. Assessment in Behavioral Medicine gives the reader a greater understanding of the influence of behavioral factors on somatic health. There is a continuing need for research to better our understanding of the processes that play a crucial role in the influence of psychosocial factors on health. However, the proliferation of tools for assessing psychosocial and psychobiological factors makes it difficult to make an optimal choice of measurement. This volume aims to advance the state of measurement in the multidisciplinary fields of behavioral medicine and health psychology by bringing together state-of-the-art theory and research on assessment issues in this area. It provides the reader with an insight into the different kinds of measures that are available, along with practical guidelines for choosing the appropriate tools and designs to meet specific research questions. Assessment in Behavioral Medicine is a unique resource for students, researchers, clinicians and teachers who are involved in education, research or clinical work in which measuring behavioral and psychosocial factors is a crucial activity.

Author : Margaret A. Chesney,Ray H. Rosenman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015009548572

Get Book

Anger and Hostility in Cardiovascular and Behavioral Disorders by Margaret A. Chesney,Ray H. Rosenman Pdf

Author : Michael F. Cataldo,Thomas J. Coates
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Employee health promotion
ISBN : UCAL:B4530749

Get Book

Health and Industry by Michael F. Cataldo,Thomas J. Coates Pdf

Gathered together in this book is a cross-section of health care experts who discuss the health care concern of workers and company health plans, all from the point of view of behavioral medicine. The first section focuses on the principles of the application of behavioral medicine in the industrial setting. The second addresses the real, chronic health problems affecting workers and ultimately their employers - such as obesity, stress, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, smoking, dental care, etc. The third looks at actual health care programs, how they operate and their successes and failures. The concluding section deals with policy issues relating to health care in industry and provides some lively and controversial views from several different perspectives - economic, medical, managerial and labor.

Author : W. Doyle Gentry,H. Benson,C.J. de Wolff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400951792

Get Book

Behavioral Medicine: Work, Stress and Health by W. Doyle Gentry,H. Benson,C.J. de Wolff Pdf

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Castéra-Verduzan, France, August 1-16, 1981

Author : David S. Krantz,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998-07-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135679507

Get Book

Technology and Methods in Behavioral Medicine by David S. Krantz,Andrew S. Baum,,Andrew S. Baum Pdf

This book provides an illustrative overview of some of the key methodological and technical innovations that form the cutting edge of current research in behavioral medicine. It is divided into three sections. Part I consists of six chapters describing the impact on behavioral medicine research of novel developments in diverse areas such as molecular genetics, neuroendocrine assessment, laboratory radionuclide measurement of cardiac function, and the development of electronic event monitors for measuring compliance with medication regimens. In addition, new applications of long-available assessment techniques in clinical neuropsychology to behavioral issues in cardiovascular disease are reviewed. Part II includes four chapters which review methods and programs of research dealing with aspects of the ambulatory monitoring of moods and behavioral activities in conjunction with a variety of physiological processes and/or disease states. Finally, Part III provides two chapters which focus on novel theoretical and/or conceptual approaches--instead of the typical methodological innovations--that have guided recent research in behavioral oncology and in cardiovascular disease and the clustering syndrome of cardiovascular risk factors that relate to insulin metabolism.

Author : Jerry M. Suls,Karina W. Davidson,Robert Malcolm Kaplan
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781606238950

Get Book

Handbook of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine by Jerry M. Suls,Karina W. Davidson,Robert Malcolm Kaplan Pdf

Providing a state-of-the-science overview of theory, research, and practice at the interface of psychology and health, this comprehensive volume explores how health and health behaviors are shaped by a wide range of psychological processes and social-environmental factors.

Author : J. Rick Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781475795790

Get Book

Cardiovascular Reactivity and Stress by J. Rick Turner Pdf

This book is an articulate, concise, contemporary introduction to the study of important variables underlying cardiovascular reactivity. Its strength is in the combination of a scholarly but nonpedantic approach to cardiovascular psychophysiology and a solid understanding of be havioral medicine approaches to the study of hypertension. The topics covered are central to the study of relationships between behavior and cardiovascular reactivity; the list of suggested readings at the end of each chapter provides excellent guidance for more detailed study of specific issues. It has now been more than a dozen years since Plenum Press published Paul Obrist's seminal monograph Cardiovascular Psycho physiology. The volume had a major impact in relating cardiovascular regulation to behaving individuals and in developing thoughtful hy potheses concerning such factors as they might pertain to hypertension. The impact of that work extended across scientific disciplines as well as aross continents. At the time the Obrist book was published, a young psychologist, J. Rick Turner, was completing his Ph. D. thesis in psychol ogy at the University of Birmingham, England, on heart rate reactions to psychological challenge. After continued collaboration for the next several years with his former Ph. D. mentor, Douglas Carroll, Turner joined the Obrist laboratory at the University of North Carolina. Al though Obrist unfortunately died during Turner's tenure in the labora tory, collaboration continued with Kathleen Light and Andrew Sher wood. The enlightened legacy of the North Carolina laboratory can clearly be seen in this text.

Author : Jerry M. Suls,Karina W. Davidson,Robert M. Kaplan
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781606238967

Get Book

Handbook of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine by Jerry M. Suls,Karina W. Davidson,Robert M. Kaplan Pdf

What psychological and environmental forces have an impact on health? How does behavior contribute to wellness or illness? This comprehensive volume answers these questions and others with a state-of-the-art overview of theory, research, and practice at the interface of psychology and health. Leading experts from multiple disciplines explore how health and health behaviors are shaped by a wide range of psychological processes and social-environmental factors. The book describes exemplary applications in the prevention and clinical management of today's most pressing health risks and diseases, including coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, obesity, sleep disturbances, and smoking. Featuring succinct, accessible chapters on critical concepts and contemporary issues, the Handbook integrates psychological perspectives with cutting-edge work in preventive medicine, epidemiology, public health, genetics, nursing, and the social sciences.