Psychiatry And Heart Disease - The Mind, Brain, And Heart

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 c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Michelle Riba M.D.is Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chair for Integrated Medicine and Psychiatric Services at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan. She is also Associate Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR); Director, PsychOncology Program, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Director, University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center; Past President, American Psychiatric Association and Secretary for Scientific Publications, World Psychiatric Association

Lawson Wulsin M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. His special area of interest is physical and mental health; he is the author of "Treating the Aching Heart: A Guide to Depression, Stress, and Heart Disease".

Melvyn Rubenfire M.D. is Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of Preventive Cardiology at the University of Michigan. In 2009 the University named a Professorship in his honor, the Melvyn Rubenfire Professorship in Preventive Cardiology, in recognition of his contribution to patient care, research and education in preventive cardiology.