Does amount and type of activity matter in behavioral activation? A preliminary investigation of the relationship between pleasant, functional, and social activities and outcome

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 396-411

  Hershenberg, Rachel ^a   Paulson, Daniel ^b   Gros, Daniel F ^c   Acierno, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; bereavement; depression; functional events; positive events; social events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930369492     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465813001185     Document Type: Article

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