Self-help metacognitive therapy – which aims to reduce rumination – significantly reduces anxiety and depression symptoms in recovering heart disease patients, according to new randomized controlled trial
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Self-help metacognitive therapy – which aims to reduce rumination – significantly reduces anxiety and depression symptoms in recovering heart disease patients, according to new randomized controlled trial
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Article Title: Metacognitive therapy home-based self-help for anxiety and depression in cardiovascular disease patients in the UK: A single-blind randomised controlled trial
Author Countries: United KingdomFunding: This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme (Grant Reference Number RP-PG-1211-20011). AW was awarded the grant. https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/RP-PG-1211-20011. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004161
Method of Research
Randomized controlled/clinical trial
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.