Key result
A behaviorally based treatment approach utilizing the spouse as a co-therapist was effective in increasing adaptive function and decreasing depressive symptomology in post-MI patients.
Why the study?
Does a behaviorally based treatment approach improve adaptive function and decrease depressive symptoms in survivors of myocardial infarction?
Population
Survivors of myocardial infarction experiencing post-MI depression and psychological invalidism
Design
Other
Authors
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Supports spouse co-therapist behavioral therapy for post-MI adaptation and mood; leaves open confirmation in larger randomized trials.
Does a behaviorally based treatment approach improve adaptive function and decrease depressive symptoms in survivors of myocardial infarction?
A behaviorally based treatment approach involving the spouse may effectively reduce depressive symptoms and improve adaptive function in post-MI patients.
Brown et al. (1984) studied Post-myocardial infarction depression and anxiety. Behaviorally based treatment approach was evaluated on Adaptive function, depressive symptomology, and return to premorbid levels of activity. A behaviorally based treatment approach utilizing the spouse as a co-therapist was effective in increasing adaptive function and decreasing depressive symptomology in post-MI patients.
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