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Effect of a short-term psychological intervention on the anxiety and depression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Jesús Marcial Conill SanchoPilar BañulsMercedes RenovellJosé Luis DíazPilar BarretoEmilio Servera

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CounselingMalePsychological intervention050109 social psychologyAnxietyHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineIntervention (counseling)medicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisApplied PsychologyDepression (differential diagnoses)AgedCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis05 social sciencesCognitionMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCombined Modality TherapyHealth psychologyTreatment OutcomeAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptomPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychology

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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a psychological intervention in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients, consisting of four semi-structured sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy combined with counselling techniques. An intervention group and a control group were established. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess levels of anxiety and depression. In total, fifty-four patients took part. Prior to the intervention, the intervention group displayed rates of 63.3 and 36.7 per cent for anxiety and depression, respectively, falling to 16.7 and 10.0 per cent afterwards. The psychological intervention demonstrated potential for the reduction of levels of anxiety and depression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.

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2014-11-06Journal of Health Psychology
https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314554819