Stress, Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease

by Mccabe, Philip; Schneiderman, Neil; Field, Tiffany M.; Wellens, A. Rodney

• ISBN13: 9780805834192
• ISBN10: 0805834192
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

The latest volume in the series based on the Annual Stress and Coping Symposia held at the University of Miami, Drs. McCabe, Schneiderman, Field, and Wellens bring together an outstanding group of researchers to examine the relationship between bio-behavioral and social factors and heart disease. Highlights of the book include an in-depth look at the latest research on: * basic physiological processes in cardiovascular reactivity to stress; * pathophysiological mechanisms in cardiovascular disease; * ethnic differences in cardiovascular regulation; * psychosocial influences on cardiovascular function/disease; and * Behavioral interventions designed to treat cardiovascular disorders. The goal of Stress, Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease is to provide a solid empirical foundation on the relationship between stress and cardiovascular disease so as to stimulate further research into the pathophysiology and treatment of the leading cause of death in industrialized countries.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Stress Responses, Coping, and Cardiovascular Neurobiology: Central Nervous System Circuitry Underlying Learned and Unlearned Affective Responses to Stressful Stimuli	1	(50)
Ray W. Winters
Philip M. McCabe
Edward J. Green
Neil Schneiderman
Blood Pressure Elevation as a Coping Response	51	(20)
Barry R. Dworkin
Thomas Elbert
Harold Rau
Social Stress, Gender, and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Monkeys	71	(14)
Carol A. Shively
Michael R. Adams
Jay R. Kaplan
J. Koudy Williams
Low-Flow Circulatory State and the Pathophysiological Development of Cardiovascular Disease: A Model of Autonomic Mediation of Cardiovascular Regulation	85	(38)
Barry E. Hurwitz
Rita Goldstein
Clifford A. Massie
Maria M. Llabre
Neil Schneiderman
Blood Pressure, Appraisal, and Coping With Stressors	123	(22)
Ivan Nyklicek
Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets
Guss L. Van Heck
Ethnic Differences in Blood Pressure Regulation	145	(36)
Patrice G. Saab
Maria M. Llabre
Anita Fernander-Scott
Rachel Copen
Mindy Ma
Vicki DiLillo
Judith R. McCalla
Marisabel Davalos
Carol Gallaher
Cardiovascular Reactivity as an Indicator of Risk for Future Hypertension	181	(22)
Neil Schneiderman
Marc Gellman
Arnold Peckerman
Barry Hurwitz
Patrice Saab
Maria Llabre
Gail Ironson
Lynn Durel
Jay Skyler
Philip McCabe
The Prognostic Importance of Depression, Anxiety, Anger, and Social Support Following Myocardial Infarction: Opportunities for Improving Survival	203	(26)
Nancy Frasure-Smith
Francois Lesperance
Mario Talajic
Stress and Social Support in Relation to Cardiovascular Health	229	(12)
Kristina Orth-Gomer
Author Index	241	(22)
Subject Index	263