Myocardial Infarction

Re-Analysis Suggests Psychological Treatment Does Improve Outcome

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 12th, 2001

Psychological treatment can improve recovery from a heart attack, according to a re-analysis of data from the Montreal Heart Attack Readjustment Trial (M-HART), which was originally interpreted as placing in doubt the benefits of such treatments.

In the original study, no difference was seen between heart attack patients who received treatment for symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other psychological distress compared with similar patients who didn't. In this analysis, Sylvie Cossette, RN, PhD, of the University of Montreal and her associates, compared patients who benefited from treatment with patients whose symptoms didn't change.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-04-12)

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