The Heart-Mind Connection: How Emotions Contribute to Heart Disease And What to Do About It - Softcover

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Windsor Ting, M.D. (New York, NY) is one of the nation's leading board-certified cardiac surgeons, an assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University, and an assistant attending surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Gregory Fricchione, M.D. (Boston, MA), an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, codirected their medical school course on spirituality and medicine, and is associate chief of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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A leading heart specialist and a top psychiatrist offer you their Rx for a healthy mind and a healthy heart

It's not so surprising that heart disease can cause depression. But did you know that research shows that negative emotions can actually cause or worsen heart disease? If you have cardiovascular disease, experienced a heart attack, had bypass surgery, or suffer from an anxiety or mood disorder, you owe it to yourself to read this book--the information it contains could save your life.

In The Heart-Mind Connection Dr. Windsor Ting and Dr. Gregory Fricchione team up to examine the mind-body connection. They explain the biology of emotions and identify the eight "Heart-Mind Conspirators" that can physically undermine your health: depression, anxiety, anger, social isolation, chronic and subacute stress, panic disorder, and daily and seasonal rhythms. In addition, you'll discover:

• How to evaluate common antidepressants and their merits for heart patients
• Alternative approaches to treating anxiety and depression
• Tips on managing stress and anger
• Advice on how to work with your doctor to develop a plan of action
• Strategies for dealing with the side-effects of surgery and cardiac rehabilitation
• Important information on a woman's risk for heart disease and using hormone replacement therapy