What interventions are available to treat depression in CABG patients?
Interventions to treat depression in CABG patients include telephone-delivered collaborative care and cognitive behavior therapy. The Bypassing the Blues investigators found that patients who received collaborative care showed an improvement in quality of life and physical functioning after 8 months. Meanwhile, another study found that cognitive behavior therapy was effective for treating depression after CABG, and had the most durable effects on depression and secondary psychological outcome variables. Both interventions were found to be efficacious for treating depression after CABG. 