behavioral activation
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Indications
- treatment of depression in adults[1]
- anhedonia & insomnia (preclinical depression)
Procedure
- behavioral activation may be provided by junior mental health workers without professional mental health degrees trained to guide patients in self-help interventions
- behavioral activation includes
- identifying & avoiding triggers of depression
- identifying & seeking positive situations
- goals
- reduce avoidance & rumination associated with counterproductive behaviors
- activate social networks
- increase physical activity[2]
- 20 sessions over 16 weeks
- simpler & less expensive than cognitive behavioral therapy
- 30% less expensive mostly due to less cost for professional health care
- non-inferior to cognitive behavioral therapy[1]
- can be delivered in a primary care office[2]
* cognitive behavioral therapy is provided by psychotherapists
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richards DA, Ekers D, McMillan D et al Cost and Outcome of Behavioural Activation versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression (COBRA): a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. July 22, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27461440 Free Article <Internet> http://thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(16)31140-0.pdf
Kanter JW, Puspitasari AJ Global dissemination and implementation of behavioural activation. Lancet. July 22, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27461438 Free Article <Internet> http://thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(16)31131-X.pdf - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019
Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022