Social Medical Progression of Coronary Heart Disease With Associated Psychosocial Comorbidity -Interval Rehabilitation.

Improvement of the Social Medical Progression of Coronary Heart Disease With Associated Psychosocial Comorbidity by the Use of Interval Rehabilitation.

The purpose of the study is to verfiy the hypothesis if a short intensive psychocardiological interval-intervention, combined with a structured follow up, decreases the rate of disability retirements caused by psychosocial co-morbidity of patients with coronary heart disease.

The purpose of the study is to verfiy the hypothesis if a short intensive psychocardiological interval intervention, combined with a structured follow up, decreases the rate of disability retirements caused by psychosocial co-morbidity of patients with coronary heart disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Coronary heart disease
• Disease-related psychosocial morbidity
• not a disability retirements
• Insured with the German Rheinland pension (deutsche Rentenversicherung Rheinland)
• Sufficient language skills
• Age 18-58

Exclusion Criteria:

• Acute cardiac decompensation
• consuming the underlying disease
• psychotic disorder
• Acute suicidality
• pregnancy