Psychopathological and Neurological Dysfunctions Following Open-Heart Surgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Early and Late Neurological Complications After Prosthetic Heart Valve Replacement....Pages 3-15
Visual Disturbances After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 16-31
Psychotic Reactions in Patients After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 32-38
Incidence of Psychiatric and Neurological Complications After Cardiac Surgery - Retrospective Versus Prospective Studies....Pages 39-43
Sociopsychological Factors in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 44-47
Psychiatric Complications Following Open-Heart Surgery A Prospective Study....Pages 48-53
Back Matter....Pages 54-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
The Psychopathology and Cognitive Disorder Syndrome (PCD) in Open-Heart Surgery Patients....Pages 59-67
Brief Psychiatric Inventory for Assessment of Psychopathological Disorders After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 68-76
Hamburg Rating Scale for Psychic Disturbances - HRPD....Pages 77-83
Relationship Between Psychopathological Syndromes Before and After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 84-90
Back Matter....Pages 91-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
The Relative Importance of Psychic and Somatic Risk Factors for Postoperative Dysfunctions After Open-Heart Surgery - Preliminary Results....Pages 101-106
Early Psychic Disturbances After Open-Heart Surgery and Their Relationship to the Postoperative Clinical Course....Pages 107-118
Computerized Electroencephalogram in Open-Heart Surgery: Prediction of Postoperative Psychical Complications....Pages 119-124
Back Matter....Pages 125-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Psychological Effects of Preoperative Doctor-Patient Communications....Pages 129-136
Reactions to Illness: The Acute Phase....Pages 137-145
The Control of Anxiety by Hypnosis and Anxiolytics in Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 146-153
Consultation-Liaison in Intensive Care Units....Pages 154-159
Rehabilitation Following Open-Heart Surgery — From a Surgeon’s Point of View....Pages 160-167
Characteristics of Postoperative Patient Education Programs for Open-Heart Surgery Patients in the United States....Pages 168-174
Model of an Integrated Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Heart Surgery Patient....Pages 175-180
Back Matter....Pages 181-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Cardiac Surgery in Infancy Using Profound Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest: Late Developmental Progress....Pages 187-192
Psychiatric Complications in Children After Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 193-200
Comparison of Personality and Social Development After Heart Surgery Using Profound Hypothermia, Normothermia Perfusion, and Cardioplegia in Children....Pages 201-206
Chronic “Life-Threatening” Illness in Childhood and Adolescence: Developmental, Cognitive and Psychotherapeutic Considerations in the Care of Children Facing Open-Heart Surgery — Selected Isreaeli Experience....Pages 207-211
Back Matter....Pages 212-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Recovery After Major Heart Surgery: Medical, Psychological, and Work Outcomes....Pages 217-226
Psychosocial Situation of the Open-Heart Surgery Patient One Year After Operation....Pages 227-231
Relationship Between Preoperative Coping Styles, Immediate Postoperative Reactions and Some Aspects of the Psychosocial Situation of Open-Heart Surgery Patients One Year After the Operation....Pages 232-237
Psychological and Behavioral Responses Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery....Pages 238-245
Effects of Environmental Stress Upon the Long-Term Outcome of Open-Heart Surgery: A Five-Year Follow-up Study....Pages 246-253
Back Matter....Pages 254-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Achievement Motivation After Chronic Disease....Pages 259-268
The Fantasy of Resurrection and Rebirth in Cardiac Surgery Patients....Pages 269-275
Psychodynamic Considerations and Findings About Patient Adjustment to Heart Operations....Pages 276-280
Patients’ Fear of Cardiosurgery and Its Significance for the Pre- and Postoperative State....Pages 281-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Intracranial Hemorrhage and Hematoma Following Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 293-299
Focal Neurological Lesions and Diffuse Organic Brain Damage in Open-Heart Surgery Patients....Pages 300-306
Comparison of Psychometric Findings Following Use of Bubble and Membrane Oxygenator....Pages 307-311
Use of Prostacyclin to Prevent Postoperative Psychic and Neurological Disturbances After Open-Heart Surgery: A Clinical Study....Pages 312-319
The Effects of Prostacyclin on Reducing Cerebral Damage Following Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 320-342
Improved Cerebral Protection during Open-Heart Surgery. A Psychometric Investigation on 339 Patients....Pages 343-351
Microembolization Due to Microbubbles Released from the Oxygenator....Pages 352-361
Back Matter....Pages 371-372
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Effect of Pulsatile Row and Arterial Line Filtration on Cerebral Cellular Damage During Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 362-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-372
Final Panel Discussion....Pages 373-380
The International Study: A Course for the Future....Pages 381-382
In Memoriam: Professor Robin D. Becker....Pages 383-384