Healing Hearts and Minds by Tracy Livecchi

L arbert mum who underwent pioneering surgery as a baby at heart of raising healthcare standards, Falkirk Herald, Feb 2023.Youngest pacemaker baby fights for others like her, The Times, Feb 2023.

World's youngest pacemaker baby now doctor fighting heart defects, STV News, Feb 2023.Gives patients the empowerment tools necessary to move forward productively in adulthood. .Helps to create a plan for healthy coping strategies to support people living with CHD, their families, & healthcare professionals.Grounded in the most recent evident base, the authors' research, clinical expertise & lived experience.First book to focus on the psychosocial, emotional, & practical challenges in living with CHD – particularly the challenges of living as an adult with CHD.Written by two authors who themselves were 'pioneering patients' born with CHD & as mental health professionals now working to help improve well-being & recovery for people living with lifelong medical conditions.Great need for psychosocial support for CHD patients.Lifetime prevalence of anxiety, depression & PTSD is as high as 50% for people living with CHD.

For the first time there are now more than twice the number of adults with CHD than children, since around 90% now survive compared to 20% during the 1940s.

Around 12 million people live with CHD globally, the most common congenital condition affecting 1 in 125 babies.

Over 250,000 adults in the UK are living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) – the term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works.

Healing Hearts and Minds by Tracy Livecchi