Behavioral Activation as an Intervention for Coexistent Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms

By D. Hopko, C. Lejuez, Sandra D. Hopko. 2004

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In recent years, behavioral activation approaches have been used to treat individuals with clinical depression. Extension of these strategies toward individuals presenting with coexistent depressive and anxiety symptoms may represent a parsimonious, practical, and time-and cost-effective treatment method. The present study outlines a case in which coexistent anxiety and depressive symptoms predominate, a clinical presentation made somewhat more complex given an Axis III diagnosis of colitis. A brief behavioral activation treatment for depression (BATD) is used to simultaneously incorporate activation and exposure strategies to ameliorate affective symptoms. Following a 10-session treatment protocol, the patient demonstrated notable decreases in self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms and increased quality of life. Although these data are preliminary, they suggest some efficacy for BATD as a viable treatment alternative for individuals with a mixed anxiety-depressive disorder presentation.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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