Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients(Page 2) Patients combining exercise and behavioral therapy improved significantly in a six-minute walk test than the other groups. They also had fewer symptoms of depression than those having only standard care. Oddly, even though those in the counseling-only group had fewer depressive symptoms after therapy, they believed their quality of life was worse than those of the combined group or exercise-only group. More information The American Academy of Family Physicians has more about depression and heart failure. Related Links
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