Following the results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showing that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) produces a 41% reduction in fatal and non-fatal first recurrent cardiovascular disease events,
the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) believes stress management programmes should be made more widely available across Europe for patients with coronary artery disease. However, further studies will be needed to define the patient populations who will most benefit from behavioural interventions, say ESC experts.
