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Two of the nation's top experts in cardiology and psychiatry explore the connection between heart disease and depression One in three men over 40 will likely suffer some form of heart disease, while among postmenopausal women, the risk is the same. Now compelling research suggests that cardiovascular disease and depression feed on each other. For the first time, in The Hear/Depression Connection, two of the nation's top experts in cardiology and psychiatry explore this significant interrelationship. The Heart/Depression Connection is a valuable resource for minimizing the risks of heart disease.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Top New York cardiologist Ting and Harvard psychiatrist Fricchione argue that common emotional disorders not only result from heart disease but can also cause it. They estimate that as many as 25% of patients hospitalized with heart disease have major depression, with another 20% suffering from minor depression. And that's not all. The authors identify eight emotions or perceptions that can be linked with damage to the cardiovascular system. Besides depression, these "Heart-Mind Conspirators" include anxiety, anger and hostility, social isolation, chronic life stress, acute life stress, panic attacks and disturbances in daily and seasonal rhythms. All are addressed individually with respect to their incidence, how they can specifically damage the heart and the best course of treatment. Depression, anxiety and anger appear to be the chief conspirators, but every emotion mentioned poses serious risks, and they often overlap. In her foreword, Carter, a longtime advocate for mental health issues, rightly describes the book as essential for anyone at risk for or already stricken with heart disease. One hopes it will also find a place on the shelf of those responsible for treating them. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Ting, a leading cardiovascular surgeon, and Fricchione, who teaches psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, discuss convincing evidence of the effect of emotions on cardiovascular disease. While chapters on depression explore the condition's effect on heart disease, several other "heart-mind conspirators"-e.g., anxiety, anger, social isolation, chronic and acute stress, panic disorders, and daily and seasonal rhythms-linked to heart disease are also discussed. The authors provide a range of strategies for dealing with the different kinds of "conspirators," from pharmacological to professional counseling to what are usually referred to as mind-body treatments to librarians and National Institutes of Health resources like MedlinePlus. Concluding chapters cover women's risk for heart disease and hormone replacement therapy. This clearly written and solidly researched guide joins a large body of literature. While larger public libraries can safely purchase it, smaller institutions that already own Robert M. Sapolsky's Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Herbert Benson's The Relaxation Response, and Aggie Casey and Benson's updated Mind Your Heart: A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise, and Nutrition for Heart Health can hold off.-Howard Fuller, Stanford Health Lib., Palo Alto, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
