Fisher, Maurice Scott.

Social group work with cardiac patients / Maurice Scott Fisher Sr. - New York : Haworth Press, c2007. - p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Correlation between cardiovascular disease and depression, anger, and anxiety -- Social group work and cardiac care -- Core cardiac social work group -- Adherence issues associated with cardiac care: a social group work model -- Social work group for heart attack patients -- Social group work for heart failure patients -- Social group work with patient having implantable cardiac devices -- Social group with heart transplant patients -- Stress management social work group for cardiac patients -- Social group management of anger among cardiac patients -- Cardiac patient substance abuse group -- Human sexuality for cardiac patients -- Cardiac support groups -- Cardiac social groups and co-leadership -- Conclusions: integration of social group work with cardiac patients.

9780789031006 (hard 13 : alk. paper) 0789031000 (hard 10 : alk. paper) 9780789031013 (soft 13 : alk. paper) 0789031019 (soft 10 : alk. paper)


Heart--Diseases--Social aspects.
Medical social work.
Heart--Diseases--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Heart Diseases--psychology.
Psychotherapy, Group--methods.
Social Work--methods.

RC682 / .F57 2007

WG 210 / F535s 2007