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. 2021 Dec 15;2021(12):CD008012. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008012.pub4

Ahmadi 2018.

Study name Effectiveness of Rumination‐Focused Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy on improvement depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease
Methods RCT design: 2‐arm parallel‐group trial
Total N randomised: 32
Length of follow‐up: 8 weeks
Analysis: not specified
Participants Location: Iran
Number of study centres and setting: not stated, affiliated with Taleghani Educational Hospital, Tehran, Iran
CAD criteria: coronary heart disease
Depression criteria: major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate, criteria not further specified
Other entry criteria: 20 to 80 years of age, ability to read and write and do homework treatment
Exclusion criteria: drug addiction, severe mental disorder, psychiatric medication, attending other psychotherapy
Interventions Intervention group: CBT based on rumination. This treatment was introduced by Edward Watkins and includes 10 sessions of 45 minutes.
Duration of treatment: 8 weeks
Control group: no treatment other than conventional treatments
Outcomes Depression: at the beginning of the intervention, 8 weeks after the intervention, quantified by the BDI‐II
Starting date 22 June 2018
Contact information Dr Abbas MasjediArani
Taleghani Educational Hospital, Tabnak St Velenjak Region, Chamran High Way, Tehran, Iran 1985711151 Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
T: +98 912 575 2870
E: doctormasjedi@yahoo.com
Affiliation: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Seyed Mojtaba Ahmadi
Taleghani Educational Hospital, Tabnak St Velenjak Region, Chamran High Way, Tehran, Iran 1985711151 Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
T: +98 930 640 7071
E: mojtabakmahmadi@yahoo.com
Affiliation: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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