Main description:

* Includes coverage of treatment plans taking into consideration individual differences in age, health status, and culture * Effectively describes the bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular disease and trauma, ethics, cultural considerations, and personality pathology. * Provides specific instruction about how to navigate the relationship with medical doctors while illustrating the unique ethical challenges or limitations of the health psychologist working with patients, their families, and providers in clinical practice. * Adds the unique contribution of best practices in interacting between the multiple disciplines (e.g. primary care, cardiology, psychologists, and other allied professionals).

Contents:

Cardiovascular Illness: Prevalence and Risk Factors Across the Lifespan

Unique Contributions of Personality Research

Trauma and Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions and Behavioral Change

Best Practices in Coordinating Care

Professional Psychology and Cardiovascular Health: Some Ethical Considerations for Contemporary Practitioners