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Effects of a Brief Behavioural Activation Treatment on Activities of Various Difficulty and Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Debra L. Bailey  and
Lucius Arco
Debra L. Bailey
Affiliation:
Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Lucius Arco*
Affiliation:
Praxis Research, Perth, Australia. arco.lm@bigpond.com
*
*Address for correspondence: Lucius Arco PhD, Praxis Research, PO Box 2065, Yokine South WA 6060, Australia.
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Abstract

This study examined, first, effectiveness of a brief behavioural activation treatment for depression, in which participants engaged concurrently in activities of various difficulty instead of a standard least-to-most difficult sequence; and second, the relationship between behavioural self-observations of changes in activity levels and depressive symptomatology. Two adults with mild to moderate BDI-II depressive symptoms participated in a with-in participant multiple baseline study that contained 8 weekly conjoint sessions. Results showed that depression decreased to minimal levels at posttreatment and 1-month follow-up as a function of increases in activities of various difficulty. Results suggest early initiation of more difficult activities, and corroborate the relationship between increased activities and decreased depressive symptoms.

Keywords

behavioural activationdepressioncognitive-behaviour therapyclinical behaviour analysis
Type
Case Studies and Shorter Communications
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , 01 September 2010 , pp. 184 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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