ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
Enduring effects of a 5-week behavioral activation program for subthreshold depression among late adolescents: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.
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- Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of non-pharmacological therapies in adolescents with subthreshold depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Association between the Behavioral Activation Mechanism and Depression Severity: Focusing on Avoidance Patterns of University Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with University Students' Deterioration from Subthreshold Depression to Depression before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Subthreshold Depression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Non-Pharmacological Interventions.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- Personalized values in life as point of interaction with the world: Developmental/neurobehavioral basis and implications for psychiatry.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2022Review
- Acupuncture for Subthreshold Depression: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Multiple Therapies for the Treatment of Patients With Subthreshold Depression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundNo significant effect of psychological treatment has been reported from meta-analysis of subthreshold depression patients and control subjects at 1-year follow-up. However, behavioral activation is a simpler and more cost-effective treatment than cognitive behavioral therapy. The primary purpose of this study was to assess by comparison to an assessment-only control group whether the effects of behavioral activation program for depressive symptoms can persist up to 1-year follow-up without the use of antidepressants or other psychotherapy. PATIENTS AND
methodsLate adolescent students were the population targeted in this study. Participants were allocated randomly to an intervention group (n=62) or a control group (n=56). Treatment consisted of five-weekly 60-minute sessions. Participants underwent a structured interview and completed self-report scales at 1 year post-assessment.
resultsLate adolescent students receiving treatment had significantly lower mean Beck Depression Inventory, second edition scores at 1-year follow-up than control group students. The effect size (Hedges'
conclusionOur behavioral activation program is simple and short. Nevertheless, the results obtained at 1-year follow-up of the control group and late adolescent students receiving treatment indicated a significant difference in their Beck Depression Inventory, second edition scores. Our 5-week behavioral activation program based on behavioral characteristics for subthreshold depression might be promising for subthreshold depression. The sample examined for this study imposed some study limitations.
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