How we feel physically affects our mental outlook on life and the reverse is just as true. How we feel about ourselves, our lives and the predicaments we get ourselves into affects our physical well being.
Healing is just as much about our minds as it is about our bodies.
Based on this generally accepted premise, Cardiac Rehabilitation at the Cheshire Medical Center has been offering psychological services to patients enrolled in their program since 1996. Beginning last October, these services were formally integrated into the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program through a unique partnership between the Cheshire Medical Center and Antioch New England Graduate School. This program is funded by the Cheshire Health Foundation. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Team of Nancy McDade, Ph.D., Kathleen Chertok, RN, CCRN, and Nancy Crawford, Clinical Nurse Specialist, in the Cardiology Department, work closely with Brian Lewis, Ph.D., Director of the Antioch Psychological Services, and doctoral students in clinical psychology from Antioch New England Graduate School. And all the patients benefit from the association.