Behavioral activation versus treatment as usual in naturalistic sample of psychiatric patients with depressive symptoms: a benchmark controlled trial

Abstract Background More systematic use of evidence-based brief therapies is needed in the treatment of depression within psychiatric care. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of behavioral activation therapy (BA) for patients with depressive symptoms in a routine clinical setting of sec...

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Main Authors: Kaisa E. Luoto, Lars H. Lindholm, Vesa Paavonen, Antti Koivukangas, Antero Lassila, Esa Leinonen, Olli Kampman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1820-x