Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients

Abstract

* Foreword (J. Hayden Hollingsworth) * Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Introduction * General Prevalence Heart Statistics * General Cardiovascular Incidence Statistics * Cardiac Mortality Statistics * General Cardiac Risk Factor Statistics * Statistical Cost Factors * The Use of Social Group Work Models * Social Group Interventions Currently Used in Cardiac Rehabilitation * Conclusions * Chapter 2. Correlation Between Cardiovascular Disease and Depression, Anger, and Anxiety * Depression * Anxiety * Anger * Static and Dynamic Cardiovascular Disease Factor * Conclusions * Chapter 3. Social Group Work and Cardiac Care * Introduction * Basic Social Groups for Use in Psychosocial Treatment of Cardiac Patients * Social Group Development and Phase-Specific Tasks * Stages of Social Group Treatment * Social Group Worker Leadership, Techniques, and Concepts * Rationale for Using Social Group Models with Cardiac Patients * Conclusions * Chapter 4. Core Cardiac Social Work Group * Introduction * Cognitive-Behavioral Cardiac Group Therapy * Psychoeducational Groups * Skill-Development Groups * Interpersonal (Social) Groups * Conclusions * Chapter 5. Adherence Issues Associated with Cardiac Care: A Social Group Work Model * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Use of the Group-As-a-Whole * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 6. Social Work Group for Heart Attack Patients * Introduction * Risk Factors and Causes of Heart Attacks * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 7. Social Group Work for Heart Failure Patients * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 8. Social Group Work with Patients with Implanted Cardiac Devices * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 9. Social Group Work with Heart Transplant Patients * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 10. Stress Management Social Work Group for Cardiac Patients * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Aspects * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 11. Social Group Management of Anger Among Cardiac Patients * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characteristics * Structural Characteristics * Group Leadership Skills * Clinical Techniques Utilized * Expected Clinical Benefits and Outcomes * Conclusions * Chapter 12. Cardiac Patient Substance Abuse Group * Introduction * Rationale for Using the Social Group Work Model * Most Problematic Drugs for Cardiac Patients * Purpose/Goals * Functional Characterist