Textbook of social administration : the consumer-centered approach / John Poertner

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