The Effect of Taoist Cognitive Therapy on Type A Behavior of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
- VernacularTitle:道家认知治疗对冠心病患者 A 型行为的影响
- Author:
Jin-Fu ZHU
;
De-Sen YANG
;
Sui-Yuan XIAO
;
Al ET
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coronary heart disease;
Taoist cognitive therapy;
case-control study;
type A behavior
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the effects of Taoist cognitive therapy on type A behavior of patients with coronary heart disease.Methods:206 patients with coronary heart disease were randomized divided into two groups. The study group received Taoist cognitive therapy for 3 months in addition to basic medical treatment.The control group was treated with medicine only.Both groups were followed for 6 months and evaluated with psychological scales,including Type A behavior scale,mental detachment scale.Clinical efficacy was also evaluated.Results:The score of type A had significant decreased from 25.8?7.6 to 20.8?5.8 after 3 months in the study group,the score of mental detachment significantly increased from 28.7?4.4 to 31.8?3.8(P
