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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.120019
EAN num: 9780826515612
ISBN number: 0826515614
Label: Vanderbilt University Press
Manufacturer: Vanderbilt University Press
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Page Count: 256
Printing Date: July 18, 2007
Publishing house: Vanderbilt University Press
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Why is depression bad for heart disease? And how does heart disease contribute to depression? And why is treatment for depressed people with heart disease so often inadequate? Through personal vignettes, accessible scientific explanations, and medical illustrations, Treating the Aching Heart traces the vicious cycle of depression and heart disease and points the way to better care based on cutting-edge science. The book presents a new view of depression as a broad-reaching illness with a distinct neurobiology that influences the most up-to-date model of heart disease. Treating the Aching Heart provides a window into the most studied mind-body problem, the interaction between the brain and the heart. Though many mysteries remain, in no other area is the relationship between a mental disorder and a physical disorder better understood than in the study of depression and heart disease. Anyone who has suffered from depression (about one in four U.S. adults) or some form of heart disease (also about one in four), or has a close family member with either problem, will find this book a useful guide to treatment.
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Dr. Lawson Wulsin writes clearly and empathetically about the links between depression and heart disease. His appendices, footnotes, resources and references are added bonuses in the search for answers to depression and its links to heart disease. If one were to read chapters five and six alone, one would gain a physiological knowledge of depression: its biology and its relation to the functions of the brain and the heart. Dr. Wulsin has been careful to create charts and figures that are accessible. The book is readable, yet informative, and the movement from overviews to specifics is seamless.
Dr. Wulsin's recommendations for change include integrating mental health services into primary care practices, and establishing guidelines for screening for depression in patients at risk for coronary disease. Another of Dr. Wulsin's recommendations for change is the formation of campaigns to educate the public about heart disease and depression. His book is an excellent addition to such education.
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Dr. Wulsin's book is a long overdue look at the complex interactions between depression and heart disease, written in a compelling way that even the layman will appreciate. If you have a loved one who suffers from depression, or you yourself are coping with the disease, this book is essential to protecting their long-term health.Treating the Aching Heart: A Guide to Depression, Stress, and Heart Disease
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This book reads like a song and is packed with useful information. The author's conversational writing style and personal openness make it a very engaging way to learn a lot of hard medical facts. It is clearly targeted to the lay public and includes a lot of very practical suggestions about what one can do to optimize personal health. An excellent book.
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Dr. Wulsin has written a compassionate book on the intimate connection between depression and heart disease. The warmth that comes through his stories delicately balances the weight of the scientific material. This unique blend of open heartedness and medical precision combine to make a compelling read. We should all be so lucky to be in the care of such an empathic physician.
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