Trial reportJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 532016
The Adolescent Behavioral Activation Program: Adapting Behavioral Activation as a Treatment for Depression in Adolescence.
Trial report in Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06273995 (Telehealth Behavioral Activation for Teens), which is not on this map. Cited by 67 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Telehealth Behavioral Activation for Teens
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions for depression symptoms in young people with long-term physical health conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Is behavioural activation an effective treatment for depression in children and adolescents? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Examining the Association Between Digital Stress Components and Psychological Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Pooled it
- Behavioral Activation as an 'active ingredient' of interventions addressing depression and anxiety among young people: a systematic review and evidence synthesis.BMC psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Behavioral activation for children and adolescents: a systematic review of progress and promise.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Is behavioural activation effective in the treatment of depression in young people? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2017Pooled it
- Therapist-guided and self-guided internet-based behavioural activation versus treatment as usual for adolescents with depression: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.BMJ mental health · 2026Trial
- Behavioral Practice and Homework Completion as Predictors of Outcome in a Transdiagnostic Brief Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth.Behavior therapy · 2026Trial
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- Preliminary Efficacy of a Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Barriers and enablers for young people, parents and therapists undertaking behavioural activation for depression: A qualitative evaluation within a randomised controlled trial.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2023Trial
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- Examining cognitive-behavioral therapy change mechanisms for decreasing depression, weight, and insulin resistance in adolescent girls at risk for type 2 diabetes.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2022Trial
- Gut microbiota-targeted interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults: Mechanisms, evidence strength and clinical strategies-A narrative review.General psychiatry · 2026Review
- Evaluating Brief Behavioural Activation for depression in adolescents with acquired brain injury using a single-case experimental design.JCPP advances · 2026Article
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- Development and Pilot Testing of Transdiagnostic Exposure Therapy/Behavioral Activation for Autistic Adolescents With Internalizing Disorders.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2026Article
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- Twelve-month outcomes and comparative costs of internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy versus cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Comparative efficacy of non-pharmacological therapies in adolescents with subthreshold depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine implementation feasibility and initial treatment outcomes of a behavioral activation (BA) based treatment for adolescent depression, the Adolescent Behavioral Activation Program (A-BAP). A randomized, controlled trial was conducted with 60 clinically referred adolescents with a depressive disorder who were randomized to receive either 14 sessions of A-BAP or uncontrolled evidenced-based practice for depression. The urban sample was 64% female, predominantly Non-Hispanic White (67%), and had an average age of 14.9 years. Measures of depression, global functioning, activation, and avoidance were obtained through clinical interviews and/or through parent and adolescent self-report at preintervention and end of intervention. Intent-to-treat linear mixed effects modeling and logistic regression analysis revealed that both conditions produced statistically significant improvement from pretreatment to end of treatment in depression, global functioning, and activation and avoidance. There were no significant differences across treatment conditions. These findings provide the first step in establishing the efficacy of BA as a treatment for adolescent depression and support the need for ongoing research on BA as a way to enhance the strategies available for treatment of depression in this population.
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