Acceptance and commitment therapy and behavioral activation for the treatment of depression: Description and comparison

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-185

  Kanter, Jonathan W ^a,c   Baruch, David E ^a   Gaynor, Scott T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Behavioral activation; Clinical behavior analysis; Depression; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; HUMAN;

EID: 33845481834     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392129     Document Type: Review

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