Title: Behavior and arteriosclerosis /
Authors: Herd, J. Alan.; Weiss, Stephen M.
Date: 1983
Publisher: Plenum Press,
Physical description: xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: R
Contents: Emergence of behavioral medicine / J. Alan Herd. I. Biobehavioral research relating to arteriosclerosis / J. Alan Herd. II. Etiology and pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis. Overview : biobehavioral mechanisms in the etiology and pathogenesis of coronary heart disease / Redford B. Williams, Jr. -- Physiologic and neurobiologic mechanisms in arteriosclerosis / Floyd E. Bloom and J. Alan Herd -- Psychosocial influences and the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis / David C. Glass -- Sociocultural risk factors in coronary heart disease / S. Leonard Syme and Theresa E. Seeman -- Coronary heart disease and sudden death / Robert S. Eliot. III. Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Overview : biobehavioral factors in the clinical management of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease / Redford B. Williams, Jr. -- Behavior analysis and cardiovascular risk factors / Joseph V. Brady -- Behavioral processes and treatment outcomes in coronary heart disease / Redford B. Williams, Jr. -- Post myocardial infarction / L. Howard Hartley. IV. Prevention of arteriosclerosis. Overview : biobehavioral factors in the prevention of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease / Redford B. Williams, Jr. -- Social developmental approaches to deterrence of risk factors in cardiovascular disease / Richard I. Evans -- Community-based intervention on cardiovascular risk factors : experiences from the North Karelia project / Pekka Puska -- Community approaches to risk factor reduction : the Stanford project / John W. Farquhar. V. Biobehavioral resources, manpower, and training programs / Joseph D. Matarazzo. VI. Summary : biobehavioral perspectives in coronary arteriosclerosis / J. Alan Herd.
Subject headings (LCSH): Arteriosclerosis--Psychological aspects.