Psychosocial Interventions for Cardiopulmonary Patients

Psychosocial Interventions for Cardiopulmonary Patients

A Guide for Health Professionals

Sotile, Wayne M.

Human Kinetics Publishers

10/1996

424

Dura

Inglês

9780873227667

This text details practical strategies for helping cardiopulmonary patients: understand and control stress; learn to relax; manage personality-based coping patterns; address marital and family issues; control their thinking patterns; and create a supportive environment for rehabilitation.
Part 1 Introduction: the importance of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of cardiopulmonary patients; assessment; approaching cardiopulmonary patients for psychosocial intervention. Part 2 The effective emotional management model: effective emotional management - a model for structuring practical psychosocial interventions in medical settings; the physiology and psychology of stress; relaxation; personality-based coping patterns; marital and family issues; controlling cognitions; positive living. Part 3 Special topics: sexual aspects of heart and lung illnesses; helping patients stop smoking; COPD and aged cardiopulmonary patients; improving adherence and structuring interventions.
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