What is behavioral activation?A review of the empirical literature

Kanter, Jonathan W.; Manos, Rachel C.; Bowe, William M.; Baruch, David E.; Busch, Andrew M.; Rusch, Laura C.

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.001

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“…Because a comprehensive overview of behavioral activation is beyond the scope of the present paper, we refer interested readers to several excellent reviews on behavioral activation's history and current application (Dimidjian et al, 2011;Kanter et al, 2010), empirical evidence (Mazzucchelli et al, 2009;Mazzucchelli, Kane, & Rees, 2010), and assessment strategies ). For the current discussion of behavioral activation and LLD, behavioral activation may be defined as a structured treatment approach that aims (a) to increase engagement in adaptive behaviors and enjoyable activities; (b) to decrease engagement in behaviors that maintain depression or increase the risk of depression; and (c) to target factors that restrict access to reinforcement or maintain aversive control (Dimidjian et al, 2011).…”

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“…Adding one component at a time while monitoring data would enable ongoing examination of potential differential effects. Kanter et al (2010) suggested a stepped approach to behavioral activation that begins with activity monitoring, values assessment, and activity scheduling, and implements additional components (e.g., contingency management, procedures that target avoidance behaviors) only if clients do not respond to initial treatment. Such an approach is parsimonious and may provide valuable information in terms of necessary and sufficient components for older adults with various presenting characteristics (e.g., cognitive or physical impairment, comorbid anxiety).…”

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Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: Theoretical and practical considerations

Polenick

Flora

2013

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Late-life depression (LLD) is a major public health concern that can have devastating effects on older individuals and their families. Behavioral theories predict that decreases in responsecontingent positive reinforcement and increases in negatively reinforced avoidance behaviors, often accompanied by aversive life events, result in the selection and maintenance of depression. Based on these theories, behavioral activation treatments for depression are designed to facilitate structured increases in enjoyable activities that increase opportunities for contact with positive reinforcement. We discuss the applicability of behavioral models for LLD, and we briefly review current behavioral activation interventions for LLD with an emphasis on implications for future behavior-analytic research. Behavioral activation has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing depression and increasing healthy behavior in older adults. Potential challenges and considerations for future research are discussed. We suggest that applied behavior analysts and clinical behavior analysts are particularly well suited to improve and expand on the knowledge base and practical application of behavioral activation interventions with this population.

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Section: Behavioral Models Of Depression: Development and Applicationmentioning

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Section: Directions For Future Investigationmentioning

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Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: Theoretical and practical considerations

Polenick

Flora

2013

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“…Este tipo de entrenamiento conductual puede ser combinado con otras técnicas como la relajación, el entrenamiento en habilidades sociales y manejo de contingencias, este último suele ser útil con los familiares del paciente ya que ellos son en primera instancia quienes pueden favorecer el mantenimiento de las conductas deseadas (9) . El gran reto es lograr que las instituciones de salud pública adopten este tipo de programas de actividades, pues no siempre se cuenta con el apoyo para ponerlos en marcha por cuestiones administrativas o financieras.…”

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Terapia de activación conductual en pacientes oncológicos: una propuesta de intervención

2013

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Abstract:The aim of this study was to determine the beliefs and emotions of hospitalized patients in the Oncology Service of the Hospital Juárez of Mexico and to design a program of psychological intervention based on behavioral activation therapy. We used modified natural semantic networks (Reyes-Lagunes, 1993), which started from a central concept (node), which are produced specific words with semantic value for its importance to patients. Participants were 25 inpatients, 19 women and 6 men in treatment for cancer were interviewed between June and September of 2011. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel version 2007 to further develop a proposed psychological intervention based on behavioral activation to control intrusive thoughts, anxiety and depression. The results showed that inactivity and long hospital stays favor the presence of negative moods. So we propose the implementation of behavioral activation programs as a source of natural reinforcement that favors an increase in activities and a significant change in mood, avoiding the continued presence of anxiety and depression even outside the hospital.Keywords: Behavioral activation, semantic networks, intrusive thoughts, anxiety and depression. Resumen:El objetivo de este trabajo fue conocer las creencias y emociones de pacientes hospitalizados en el Servicio de Oncología del Hospital Juárez de México y así diseñar un programa de intervención psicológica fundamentado en la terapia de activación conductual. Se utilizaron redes semánticas naturales modificadas (Reyes-Lagunes, 1993), las cuales partieron de un concepto central (nodo), del cual se producen palabras definidoras con valor semántico por su importancia para los pacientes. Participaron 25 pacientes hospitalizados, 19 mujeres y 6 hombres en tratamiento oncológico los cuales fueron entrevistados de junio a septiembre del 2011. Los datos se analizaron con el programa Microsoft Office Excel versión 2007 para posteriormente desarrollar una propuesta de intervención psicológica basada en la activación conductual para el control de pensamientos intrusivos, ansiedad y depresión. Los resultados demostraron que la inactividad y estancias hospitalarias largas favorecen la presencia de estados de ánimo negativos. Por lo que se propone la implementación de programas de activación conductual ya que suponen una fuente de reforzamiento natural que favorece un incremento de las actividades y un cambio significativo en el humor, evitando así la presencia sostenida de la ansiedad y depresión aún fuera del contexto hospitalario.Palabras clave: activación conductual, redes semánticas, pensamientos intrusivos, ansiedad y depresión.

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“…These resource-free and resource-light forms of insatiability are generally considered desirable as long as they compose a part of a larger balanced mode of living in which different forms of worthy insatiable and satiable motivations coexist, enabling the individual to negotiate daily life pragmatically, successfully, and sustainably. In contrast, low motivation due to the lack of effective reinforcers has been implicated in the pathology of clinical depression (Lewinsohn, 1974;Kanter et al, 2010). In their review of behavioral activation treatments for depression Kanter et al highlighted "the importance of natural and stable sources of positive reinforcement for a healthy, non-depressed lifestyle" (p. 617).…”

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Insatiability: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

Grant

2014

Behav. Soc. Iss.

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Economic satiation is the idea that once people have attained an adequate level of income and consumption they reach a satiation point at which income and consumer goods become less effective as reinforcers and as sources of satisfaction. Advocates of a sustainable society have seen economic satiation as a natural method for reducing the overconsumption of goods and thereby producing environmental benefits including a reduction in carbon emissions and lessened demand for nonrenewable resources. Yet cross-cultural data from both developing and developed economies have been unable to fix a satiation point at which the reinforcing effectiveness of income declines. This finding of income insatiability is consistent with the status of money as a powerful generalized reinforcer that is not subject to satiation. A conceptual solution to the problem is to accept and even embrace the insatiability of generalized reinforcers, yet to develop a culture of education and skills that empowers alternative generalized reinforcers to the point at which their effectiveness rivals or exceeds that of income.

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What is behavioral activation?A review of the empirical literature

Cited by 378 publications

References 113 publications

Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: Theoretical and practical considerations

Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: Theoretical and practical considerations

Terapia de activación conductual en pacientes oncológicos: una propuesta de intervención

Insatiability: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

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