BraveHeart begins: Pilot results of group cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety in cardiac patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1171-1177

  Hambridge, John A ^a   Turner, Alyna ^a,b   Baker, Amanda L ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive therapy; Depression; Group therapy; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72749118509     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903270415     Document Type: Article

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