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Testing the Effectiveness of Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression—Revised: Changes in Depression, Anxiety, Dysfunctional Attitudes, and Mindfulness

Auteurs: Jerin Lee, Cameron G. Ford, D. Lee McCluskey, Patricia D. Hopkins, Daniel W. McNeil, Natalie J. Shook

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 2/2022

Abstract

We tested the effectiveness of Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression-Revised (BATD-R), and its impact on secondary outcomes: anxiety, dysfunctional attitudes, and mindfulness. It was expected that individuals who completed BATD-R would exhibit decreased depression, anxiety, and dysfunctional attitudes, as well as increased mindfulness. A sample of adults with depression (n = 42) was recruited to complete the 10-week treatment. A healthy control group (n = 38) was included for comparison. Outcomes (depression, anxiety, dysfunctional attitudes, and mindfulness) were assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment or 10 weeks for the healthy control group, and three-month follow-up. At pre-treatment, the clinical group reported greater depression, anxiety, and dysfunctional attitudes, and less mindfulness than the healthy control group. At post-treatment, the clinical group reported decreased depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and dysfunctional attitudes, and increased mindfulness, compared to pre-treatment. The control group did not exhibit changes across the 10 weeks. Clinical and healthy control group post-treatment scores did not differ. At three-month follow-up, the clinical group reported a slight increase in depressive symptoms from post-treatment, but still maintained lower depressive symptoms than pre-treatment. The clinical group maintained treatment gains in dysfunctional attitudes, and mindfulness. Results support the effectiveness of BATD-R and suggest BATD-R may influence dysfunctional attitudes and mindfulness.

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As anxiety and depression are highly comorbid (Brown et al., 1998; Hranov, 2007), we ran analyses including each of the pre-treatment anxiety measures as a covariate. The pattern of results generally remained the same (see Supplemental Material).

The pattern of results remained the same when anxiety was included as a covariate (see Supplemental Material).

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Titel: Testing the Effectiveness of Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression—Revised: Changes in Depression, Anxiety, Dysfunctional Attitudes, and Mindfulness
Auteurs: Jerin Lee
Cameron G. Ford
D. Lee McCluskey
Patricia D. Hopkins
Daniel W. McNeil
Natalie J. Shook
Publicatiedatum: 26-10-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-021-09938-4

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