Psychosocial and psychological prospects of coronary heart disease

ISBN-13: 9783844331066 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 68 str.

Maurya Avita

Opis

More than several decades of cardiac psychology research focused on determining psychological risk factors like low socio-economic status, lack of social support, personality factors, stress at work and family life, depression, anxiety etc. actually affect the heart. Including, how environmental factors such as emergency room crowding affect patients outcomes and how positive emotions such as optimism and happiness may protect the cardiovascular system. This book will be of interest to general physicians, psychologists, mental health counselors, psychology & psychiatric social work students, and the general health professionals in India and other countries.

O autorze

Dr Avita Maurya, Assistant Director & Psychologist AshaDeep Institute of Mental Health, Varanasi, UP, India. She did Ph.D (2010) in Clinical Psychology from MGKVP, Varanasi, India. She has several research papers published in international and national level. Her area of interest is Clinical Psychology, Psychological Testing, Counseling & Guidance.