Behavioral activation is part of the ‘B’ or behavioral side of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on changing what people do. I should mention that during college, I worked in the laboratory of ...

The laundry is piling up. Calls from friends and family are going unreturned. You haven’t been active for quite some time, and in general you’ve stopped doing many things you used to love to do. It’s ...

If it’s felt nearly impossible to get out of bed since the clocks turned an hour back in November, you’re definitely not alone. It’s natural to feel a bit sluggish and sad when the days are dark and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Behavioral therapy and medication can equally reduce depressive symptoms for people with HF. Patients who ...

LOS ANGELES — Geriatric psychiatrists may have a "new" tool for treating major depression in older patients — behavioral activation (BA) therapy. A small feasibility study conducted by investigators ...

New research by investigators from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai shows that behavioral activation therapy is as effective as antidepressant medications in ...

Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure. Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment -- antidepressants and an approach called ...

Some patients received what’s known as behavioral activation therapy, which allows them to engage in activities that they find meaningful and rewarding. These patients (n=47) were compared to an equal ...

Patients with depression who received the Moodivate app saw clinically meaningful reductions in their symptoms that were twice those achieved with standard-of-care therapy in a clinical trial ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say therapy is an effective treatment for people with heart disease who also have depression. VISUALSPECTRUM/Stocksy About half of all people with heart failure in the ...