Coping With Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression: A Family's Guide to the Medical, Emotional, and Practical Issues (Paperback)

by Carol Cohan (Author), Carol Cohan MA (Author), June B. Pimm Ph.D. (Author)

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Product Description
...guides the reader through the process of preparing for and recovering from surgery...also includes tips for managing pain and adjusting to life after surgery.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Psychosocial Press (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887841075
• ISBN-13: 978-1887841078
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #806,907 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ESSENTIAL FOR ANYONE ABOUT TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY, July 7, 1998

By A Customer

I found this book after my mother underwent valve replacement surgery and was experiencing deep depression. If we had had this book BEFORE the experience we both think things would have gone a great deal better. I cannot recommend it highly enough; the book is very clear on the actual process of heart surgery as well as the aftermath and road to recovery. A beautiful treatment of the psychological issues raised by this experience for both the patient and his or her family.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to avoid depression after heart surgery., January 21, 2000

By	edward j cuhaci (ottawa canada) - See all my reviews

I was fortunate to find a copy of this excellent book which prevented me from being depressed after my triple bypass surgery on August 5, 1999. Having read it, I was prepared for the outcome BEFORE the surgery. It was like having the shop manual for an automobile in your hand. I would recommend it to anyone who will have open heart surgery.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleadingly Titled, July 12, 2002

By A Customer

A more accurate title for this book would be "The Spiritual Person's Guide to Coping With Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression." Although it contains much good (but poorly organized) practical advice, it also contains many of the homilies held so dear by members of that group. Those who share similar beliefs will find it comforting, while others are likely to find it cloying.

Readers of a more practical bent should consider buying instead "Diagnosis: Heart Disease" by John W. Farquhar, MD, and Gene A. Spiller, PdD, which contains excellent advice for people interested in obtaining the latest accurate information on heart disease without the proselytizing contained in this book. It is also significantly better written.