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, cognitivebehavioral
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.