An Initial Description and Pilot of Group Behavioral Activation Therapy for Anxious and Depressed Youth

Chu, Brian C.; Colognori, Daniela; Weissman, Adam S.; Bannon, Katie

doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.04.003

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“…Group Behavioral Activation Therapy and Behavioral Activation for Latinos are examples of how versions of BA have been tailored to specific client groups 21 22. For example, the early involvement of family members due to their importance in Latino culture22 or making the session length the same as other lessons within a school setting21 have demonstrated improvements in outcome.…”

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“…For example, the early involvement of family members due to their importance in Latino culture22 or making the session length the same as other lessons within a school setting21 have demonstrated improvements in outcome. This principle could be applied to a military setting, where military values could be accounted for within the treatment, hopefully, mitigating against potential cultural barriers to recovery 23.…”

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Behavioural activation for the treatment of depression in military personnel

Whybrow

2013

J R Army Med Corps

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INTRODUCTION: Depression is a common mental health problem in both civilian and military populations. Access to evidence based psychological therapies for treating common mental health problems such as depression may not be adequate at present. Behavioural Activation (BA) represents a National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommended, evidence-based treatment for depression. The aim of this review was to review the literature to determine how BA could work as a therapeutic approach for military personnel with depression. METHOD: Five specialty-specific electronic databases were searched using the key words 'behavioural activation', 'activity scheduling' and 'depression'. Emerging themes were drawn out of the literature using a long table approach to thematic analysis. RESULTS: Seven themes were identified: Clinical Effectiveness, Cultural Competence, Co-morbidity, Cost Effectiveness, Alternatives to Face-to-Face Therapy, Training and Patient Experience. CONCLUSIONS: Group based BA is a cost effective option that may build upon service personnel's cultural affinity to teamwork and peer support. Brief training workshops and supervision could be provided to military mental health nurses to deliver group based BA. However service delivery may also be enhanced by enabling some nurses to specialise as Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists. More research is needed to understand whether this pragmatic, two pronged approach to training would result in the sustained dissemination of evidence based practice.

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Behavioural activation for the treatment of depression in military personnel

Whybrow

2013

J R Army Med Corps

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“…These psychotherapeutic interventions can also be implemented in group formats with similar efficacy, with preliminary evidence in favor of their use in school systems [69][70][71]. Advances in technology have also made it possible to implement these treatments via telehealth mechanisms [72].…”

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Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments of Pediatric Mental Disorders

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Storch

2015

Advances in Pediatrics

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“…Given the small sample used in the current open trial, reliable change indices (RCI; Jacobson & Truax, 1991) were used to examine individual clinically significant changes in outcome measures (i.e., depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, family support, and reward responsivity), as has been done in previous pilot work with small sample sizes (Bagner et al, 2013;Chu et al, 2009). Reliable change indices is calculated using pre-treatment scores, post-intervention scores, and standard deviations of the normal population and reliabilities of the measures.…”

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“…As is typical in treatment development research (Bagner, Rodriguez, Blake, & Rosa-Olivares, 2013;Chu, Colognori, Weissman, & Bannon, 2009), a sample of 6-10 adolescents (ages 12-17) as well as their parents or guardians was the projected sample size for the open trial. To be invited to a pre-treatment assessment, families were required to meet the following eligibility criteria: (a) adolescent had a lifetime history of ADHD or at least 4 symptoms endorsed by parent report on the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (Pelham et al, 1992), (b) adolescent displayed current subthreshold depressive symptoms as indicated by either parent-report or adolescent self-report (i.e., a T-score of 65 or greater on the Children's Depression Inventory-2 nd Edition; Kovacs, 2011), (c) families had received psychosocial/behavioral treatment for ADHD, and (d) the adolescent was currently enrolled in middle school or high school.…”

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The Development of a Depression Preventive Intervention for Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Meinzer¹

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The sample consisted of 8 parent-adolescent dyads with adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 16 years old. Research questions were tested using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Outcome trends were evaluated using paired samples t-tests and vi reliable change indices. Semi-structured interviews were coded and analyzed qualitatively using NVivo10.Group-level analyses indicated that there were significant differences in depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, and reward responsivity after BEAM. Findings on family support after BEAM were equivocal. According to reliable change indices used to analyze individual results, majority of participants saw improvements in depressive symptoms and emotion regulation. In addition to improvements in outcome variables, both parents and adolescents were highly satisfied with the BEAM program and used BEAM skills following the completion of the program. Though staff supervision notes suggested that several barriers for delivery of the program arose, the BEAM program was easy to implement and was done so with high integrity.The study's main findings and their clinical implications are further discussed, including suggested revisions to the BEAM program. Future directions for research are presented with a focus on moving towards a large, randomized control trial.

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An Initial Description and Pilot of Group Behavioral Activation Therapy for Anxious and Depressed Youth

Cited by 91 publications

References 47 publications

Behavioural activation for the treatment of depression in military personnel

Behavioural activation for the treatment of depression in military personnel

Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments of Pediatric Mental Disorders

The Development of a Depression Preventive Intervention for Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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