Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2005 Mar;10(2):223-31.
doi: 10.1177/1359105305049772.

Decreased depression up to one year following CBSM+ intervention in depressed women with AIDS: the smart/EST women's project

Arthur Laperriere  1 , Gail H Ironson, Michael H Antoni, Heidi Pomm, Deborah Jones, Mary Ishii, David Lydston, Peter Lawrence, Alison Grossman, Elizabeth Brondolo, Andrea Cassells, Jonathan N Tobin, Neil Schneiderman, Stephen M Weiss
Affiliations

Decreased depression up to one year following CBSM+ intervention in depressed women with AIDS: the smart/EST women's project

Arthur Laperriere et al. J Health Psychol. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

This prospective multisite Phase III clinical trial (Miami, New York, New Jersey) investigated the long-term (one year) effects of a 10-week group cognitive-behavioral stress management/expressive supportive therapy (CBSM+) intervention on disadvantaged minority women living with AIDS. The CBSM+ intervention consisted of 10-weekly group session of stress management, cognitive-behavioral skill training, relaxation techniques and expressive-supportive therapeutic strategies. The primary study outcome was self-reported depression scores as measured by the BDI. The CBSM+ Group intervention significantly decreased depression scores on the BDI for women following the intervention and maintained the decreased level at one-year follow-up.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Antoni MH, Baggett L, Ironson G, LaPerriere A, August S, Klimas N, Schneiderman S, Fletcher MA. Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention buffers distress responses and immunologic changes following notification of HIV-1 seropositivity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1991;59:906–915. - PubMed
    1. Antoni MH, Lehman JM, Kilbourn KM, Boyers AE, Culver JL, Alferi SM, Yount SE, McGregor BA, Arena PL, Harris SD, Price AA, Carver CS. Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit-finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Health Psychology. 2000;20:20–32. - PubMed
    1. Beck AT, Steer RA, Garbin MG. Psychometric properties of the BDI: 25 years later. Clinical Psychology Review. 1988;8:77–100.
    1. Beck AT, Ward CH, Mendelson M, Erbaugh J. An inventory for measuring depression. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1961;4:561–571. - PubMed
    1. Burack JH, Barrett DC, Stall RD, Chesney MA, Ekstrand ML, Coates TJ. Depressive symptoms and CD4 lymphocyte decline among HIV-infected men. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1993;270(21):2568–2573. - PubMed

Publication types