ArticleCognitive and behavioral practice2023
Mechanisms of change in Behavioral Activation: Adapting depression treatment for autistic people.
Article in Cognitive and behavioral practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Development and Pilot Testing of Transdiagnostic Exposure Therapy/Behavioral Activation for Autistic Adolescents With Internalizing Disorders.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2026Article
- Adaptation of behavioural activation for adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Within-person associations of reallocating recreational screen time to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with depressive symptoms among university students with disabilities: an intensive longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Sexual Health Education for Autistic Adolescents in the Arab World: Can Culturally Sensitive Behavioural Activation Help with Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour?Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Preliminary Development of a Health Education Program to Improve Psychological Distress Among Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Their Partners: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mental Health as a Key Mediator for Outcomes in Postsecondary Education, Employment, and Everyday Living in Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Associations between Social Experiences and Psychological Health for Autistic Youth with Low IQ.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- The relationship between distress tolerance and behavioral activation on anxiety and depression symptomatology in autistic youth: Leveraging self and caregiver perspectives.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Behavioral and Social Activation in Autism and Associations with Youth Depressive Symptoms from Youth and Caregiver Perspectives.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Satisfaction with social connectedness is associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in neurodiverse first-semester college students.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Self-reported Everyday Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness in Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Patterns and correlates of two-year changes in depressive symptoms for autistic adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Repetitive Negative Thinking As a Transdiagnostic Prospective Predictor of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Neurodiverse First-Semester College Students.Autism in adulthood · 2023Article
- Community-guided measurement-based care for autistic youth and adults receiving psychotherapy: A conceptual overview and pilot implementation study of MBC-AUT.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Review
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Despite high rates of co-occurring depression, few studies have developed or adapted treatments targeting depressive symptoms for autistic adults. Behavioral activation is widely accepted as an empirically-supported approach for treating depression in other populations. Careful attention to the mechanisms targeted by behavioral activation is an essential step toward adapting behavioral activation protocols for use with autistic adults. We consider the mechanisms targeted by behavioral activation and provide a framework for research to explore the facilitators and barriers to the use of behavioral activation to treat depression in autistic adults. Drawing upon clinical experience and extant literature, the suggestions presented are aimed at highlighting considerations for clinicians wanting to use behavioral activation programs in their clinical practices with autistic adults and to promote the research needed to establish behavioral activation as an evidence-based practice for treating depression in adults on the autism spectrum.
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