Khodai S, Khazai K, Kazemi T, Ali Abadi Z. The Effect of Cognitive–Behavioral Group Therapy on Depression and anxiety in Patients with myocardial infarction. Mod Care J 2012; 9 (4) :364-370
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1- M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Student Affairs, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
2- M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Atherosclerosis & Coronary Artery Disease Research Center ,Student Affairs, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran. Email: khazaeik@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Birjand Atherosclerosis & Coronary Artery Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
4- Nurse, Vali -Assr Hospital, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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Background and AimMany studies have shown that one of the most common complications of people suffering myocardial infarction (MI) is anxiety and depression. Psychological problem such as depression and anxiety about probable future cardiac attack endangers imperlis and mental health of patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction in Birjand . Materials and MethodsIn this semi-experimental study, we selected 24 patients with acute myocardial infarction (12 patients with anxiety and12 patients with depression). Patients were treated by cognitive-behavioral therapy in 12 sessions of 1.5 hours. Beck depression test (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Scale to (BAI) were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 15 using statistical tests of Student-t test at the significant level of P
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General Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26