Online behavioural activation during the COVID-19 pandemic decreases depression and negative affective bias
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721002142
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for mental health interventions that can be easily disseminated during a crisis. Behavioural activation (BA) is a cost-effective treatment that can be administered by non-specialists; however, it is… read more here.
Keywords: activation; behavioural activation; bias; covid ... See more keywords
Innovations in Practice: A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural Activation as a treatment for young people with depression.
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DOI: 10.1111/camh.12415
Abstract: BACKGROUND Behavioural Activation (BA) treatment effectively reduces symptoms of depression in adults and is more cost-effective than more complex therapies. Two recent systematic reviews of BA for depression in young people highlighted the need for… read more here.
Keywords: depression; trial; treatment; activation treatment ... See more keywords
Collaborative care with behavioural activation cuts depressive symptoms in older people, study finds
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j914
Abstract: Collaborative care allowing older people with subclinical depression access to behavioural activation reduced depressive symptoms more than standard care in a randomised trial in UK general practice.1 Depression is common in older people, as figures… read more here.
Keywords: older people; depressive symptoms; collaborative care; behavioural activation ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of a web-based behavioural activation intervention for individuals with depression based on the Health Action Process Approach: protocol for a randomised controlled trial with a 6-month follow-up
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054775
Abstract: Introduction Behavioural activation is a highly effective treatment for depression. However, there is considerable heterogeneity of interventions grouped under the term ‘behavioural activation’. A main reason for the heterogeneity is the lack of a unified… read more here.
Keywords: activation intervention; trial; behavioural activation; based behavioural ... See more keywords
Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056404
Abstract: Background Behavioural activation (BA) is an effective treatment for depression; however, it is unclear if it can be used to manage pain. Objectives To conduct a scoping review of primary research that reported using BA… read more here.
Keywords: review; manage pain; scoping review; behavioural activation ... See more keywords
Volunteer-led behavioural activation to reduce depression in residential care: a feasibility study
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DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00640-y
Abstract: Objectives Symptoms of depression are highly prevalent and under-treated in residential aged care facilities. Behavioural activation is a simple, cost-effective psychosocial intervention that might be appropriate to help reduce depression and improve well-being in this… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; aged care; behavioural activation; feasibility ... See more keywords
Efficacy and moderators of cognitive therapy versus behavioural activation for adults with depression: study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.560
Abstract: Background Cognitive therapy and behavioural activation are both widely applied and effective psychotherapies for depression, but it is unclear which works best for whom. Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis allows for examining moderators at the… read more here.
Keywords: meta; cognitive therapy; meta analysis; behavioural activation ... See more keywords
Efficacy and safety of behavioural activation on depression in people with co-occurring non-communicable diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.870
Abstract: Background People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have a higher prevalence of comorbid depression than the general population. While previous research has shown that behavioural activation is effective for general depression, its efficacy and safety in… read more here.
Keywords: depression; behavioural activation; safety behavioural; efficacy safety ... See more keywords
Anhedonia Behavioural Activation and Ketamine Therapy (AAKT): Shaping a Proposal With Patient and Public Involvement
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10791
Abstract: Aims: Ketamine and behavioural activation (BA) reduce levels of anhedonia in major depressive disorder (MDD), though neither resolves anhedonia. Combining these treatments could yield additive or even multiplicative benefits. This poster summarises the development of… read more here.
Keywords: behavioural activation; therapy; patient public; proposal ... See more keywords
Behavioural Activation for Social IsoLation (BASIL+) trial (Behavioural activation to mitigate depression and loneliness among older people with long-term conditions): Protocol for a fully-powered pragmatic randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263856
Abstract: Introduction Depression is a leading mental health problem worldwide. People with long-term conditions are at increased risk of experiencing depression. The COVID-19 pandemic led to strict social restrictions being imposed across the UK population. Social… read more here.
Keywords: behavioural activation; trial; long term; term conditions ... See more keywords
Adapted Behavioural Activation for Bipolar Depression: A Randomised Multiple Baseline Case Series
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DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12101407
Abstract: Behavioural Activation (BA) is associated with a substantial evidence base for treatment of acute unipolar depression, and has promise as an easily disseminable psychological intervention for bipolar depression. Using a randomised multiple baseline case series… read more here.
Keywords: multiple baseline; bipolar depression; depression; randomised multiple ... See more keywords