Psychotherapy for Ischemic Heart Disease (eBook)

1 Complex psycho-neural processes in ischemic heart disease: evidences for a systems medicine framework.- 2 Psychosocial risk factors and coronary artery disease.- 3 Psychological stress, inflammation, immunity and coagulation intertwining in ischemic heart disease.- 4 The second brain and possible interactions with the heart.- 5 Sleep and dreams in cardiovascular pathophysiology.- 6 The role of gender in mind‐heart relationship.- 7 Integrated approach for cardiac patients and psychological interventions.- 8 Psycho-educational interventions and cardiac rehabilitation.- 9 Psychiatric pharmacotherapy in coronary artery disease patients.- 10 Evidence-based psychotherapy in ischemic heart disease: umbrella review and updated meta-analysis.- 11 Cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy in coronary artery disease.- 12 Mind-body practices for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.- 13 Short-term psychotherapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction.- 14 Psychometric tests; epistemology, rationale, aims and applicability in cardiology. Open issues.- 15 Projective tests: the six-drawings test in ischemic heart disease.- 16  Verbal communication and effective communication: communication in the psychotherapeutic setting.- 17 Nonverbal communication: the forgotten frame.- 18 Psychotherapy for cardiac patients: selection of clinical cases. Part I.- 19 Psychotherapy for cardiac patients: selection of clinical cases. Part II.- 20 A Model integrating psychotherapy into medical practices at San Filippo Neri Hospital in Rome, Italy.- 21 Model to integrate psychology/psychotherapy with medical activities at the Hospital of Terni, Italy.-  22 An integrative model of psychotherapy in medical practice according to GICR-IACPR.-