Decreased depression up to one year following CBSM+ intervention in depressed women with AIDS: the smart/EST women's project
Arthur Laperriere, Gail H Ironson, Michael H Antoni, Heidi Pomm, Deborah Jones, Mary Ishii, David Lydston, Peter Lawrence, Alison Grossman, Elizabeth Brondolo, Andrea Cassells, Jonathan N Tobin, Neil Schneiderman, Stephen M Weiss, Arthur Laperriere, Gail H Ironson, Michael H Antoni, Heidi Pomm, Deborah Jones, Mary Ishii, David Lydston, Peter Lawrence, Alison Grossman, Elizabeth Brondolo, Andrea Cassells, Jonathan N Tobin, Neil Schneiderman, Stephen M Weiss
Abstract
This prospective multisite Phase III clinical trial (Miami, New York, New Jersey) investigated the long-term (one year) effects of a 10-week group cognitive-behavioral stress management/expressive supportive therapy (CBSM+) intervention on disadvantaged minority women living with AIDS. The CBSM+ intervention consisted of 10-weekly group session of stress management, cognitive-behavioral skill training, relaxation techniques and expressive-supportive therapeutic strategies. The primary study outcome was self-reported depression scores as measured by the BDI. The CBSM+ Group intervention significantly decreased depression scores on the BDI for women following the intervention and maintained the decreased level at one-year follow-up.
Source: PubMed