Treatment of depression following myocardial infarction with interpersonal psychotherapy.
A case history involving the treatment of a depressed patient who had suffered a recent myocardial infarction is described. The patient was successfully treated using a short, time-limited course of interpersonal psychotherapy for depression. The implications of postinfarction depression are discussed, as are the implications of the successful nonpharmacologic treatment.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D012803:Sick Role