Women, Stress, and Heart Disease

Herausgeber: Chesney, Margaret A.; Wenger, Nanette K.; Orth-Gomer, Kristina

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The issue of women's health has long been neglected. This applies to many medical areas, but it has become most evident in the field of cardiology. For a long time, cardiology has been a medical specialty which seemed to be created for men, by men--particularly in research, but also in intensive clinical care units where male patients have been most visible and dominating. Furthermore, the clinical cardiologists--their doctors--have been predominantly male. It is easy to understand that most women think they will die from cancer rather than from heart disease, but this is not true. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women as it is for men. Female patients are frequently encountered in the cardiology department, but they are older and seem to get less visibility and attention than the male patients. Research on risk factors for heart disease has also been almost entirely focused on men. This is true for psychosocial/behavioral aspects of cardiovascular risk. Aiming to fill this gap, this volume contains contributions from outstanding international and national researchers from different fields such as sociology, psychology, epidemiology, cardiology, clinical medicine, and physiology. These professionals gathered together for an interdisciplinary seminar on women, stress, and heart disease held at the Swedish Society of Medicine. Based on the seminar, this book provides a solid foundation for empirically based scientific conclusions on this important subject.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 457g
• ISBN-13: 9781138002579
• ISBN-10: 1138002577
• Artikelnr.: 41667222

Autorenporträt

Kristina Orth-Gom'R (Edited by) , Margaret A. Chesney (Edited by) , Nanette Kass Wenger (Edited by) , Kristina Orth-Gomer (Edited by)

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: N.K. Wenger
Coronary Heart Disease in Women: Evolution of Our Knowledge. Part I:Clinical Findings and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Women.M. Dellborg
Less Prominent Electrocardiographic Changes During Myocardial Ischemia in Women May Explain Differences in Treatment as Compared to Men. K. Orth-Gomér
Psychosocial Risk Factor in Women With Coronary Heart Disease. Part II:Work
Stress
and Social Change in Women. U. Lundberg
Work and Stress in Women. O. Lundberg
L. Gonäs
Recent Trends in Women's Psychosocial Work Environment and Health and Structural Changes on the Labor Market. D. Vågerö
E. Lahelma
Women
Work
and Mortality in Sweden and in Other European Countries. K. Hunt
C. Emslie
Men's Work
Women's Work? Occupational Sex Ratios and Health? Part III:Multiple Roles
Social Support
and Coping in Women.P. Moen
Women's Roles and Health: A Life Course Approach. U. Björnberg
Well-Being Among Swedish Employed Mothers With Preschool Children. S.M. Czajkowski
Psychosocial Aspects of Women's Recovery From Heart Disease. M. Chesney
L. Darbes
Social Support and Heart Disease in Women: Implications for Intervention. Part IV: Psychophysiology of Coronary Heart Disease in Women.K. Schenck-Gustafsson
F. Al-Khalili
Reproductive Hormone Effects on the Cardiovascular System in Women. C.A. Shively
S.L. Watson
J.K. Williams
M.R. Adams
Stress-Menstrual Cycle and Cardiovascular Disease. G. Weidner
C.R. Messina
Cardiovascular Reactivity to Mental Stress in Women With Coronary Heart Disease. K.C. Light
S.S. Girdler
S. West
K.A. Brownley
Blood Pressure Response to Laboratory Challenges and Occupational Stress in Women. Part V:Conclusions and Recommendations.G. Tibblin
K. Orth-Gomér
Women
Stress
and Heart Disease: Concluding Remarks.