The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
Harmony Books: New York (2005)

The Heart Speaks; A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing
Mimi Guarneri, M.D.
Touchstone, New York (2006)

Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well Lived
Corey L.M. Keyes and Jonathan Haidt, Eds.
American Psychological Association (2003)
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD
Knopf Publishing Group (January 2006)

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD
Simon & Schuster (2002)

Thriving with Heart Disease
Wayne Sotile, PhD, with Robin Cantor-Cooke
Free Press, Simon & Schuster (2003)

Anger Kills: 17 Strategies for Controlling the Hostility that Can Harm Your Health
Redford Williams, MD, and Virginia Williams, PhD
Times Books, Random House (1993)

In Control: Handle Any Situation Without Being Stepped On or Losing Your Cool
Redford Williams, MD, and Virginia Williams, PhD
Rodale Press (March 2006)

Books: General Info on Heart Disease

The Amazing Way to Reverse Heart Disease Naturally
Eric R. Braverman, MD
Basic Health Publications, Inc., California

Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease
Dean Ornish, MD
First Ballatine Books (1992)

Take a Load Off Your Heart
Joseph C. Piscatella and Barry A. Franklin, PhD
Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (2003)

Online Resources

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
www.womenheart.org

The American Institute for Stress (AIS)
www.stress.org

Guidant - Heart and Cardiovascular Disease
"Patients and Families"
www.guidant.com

Medline Plus
Library of Medicine's comprehensive health-information portal
www.medlineplus.gov

AARP - Health
Info on drugs, insurance, and staying healthy at 50-plus
www.aarp.org/health

Authentic Happiness
A guide to positive psychology including online measures of persistence, depression, and character strengths
www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/