Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management on Negative Mood and Cardiac Autonomic Activity in ICD Recipients.

Background: Behavioral intervention studies in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) show promise in improving psychosocial outcomes but inconclusive effects on cardiovascular outcome. We assessed the effects of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) on mood state and potentially arrhythmogenic cardiovascular responses to mental stress in ICD patients, in support of further larger scale arrhythmia trials.

Methods: A total of 103 ICD recipients were randomly assigned to 10-week programs of CBSM or "Patient Education" (ED).

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a VA Polytrauma Clinic.

A large-scale study suggests that veterans with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may benefit from structured treatment interventions focused on developing compensatory skills for their attention and impulsivity issues.