Pilot of the Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Latinos With Limited English Proficiency: Preliminary Evaluation of Efficacy and Acceptability

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-115

  Collado, Anahi ^a   Castillo, Soraida D ^a   Maero, Fabian ^b   Lejuez, C W ^a   MacPherson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Fundación Foro   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; Depression; Spanish speaking Latinos; Treatment development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; REWARD; TIME;

BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION; DEPRESSION; SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINOS; TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891832902     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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