Looking beyond depression: A meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation
Overview
This meta-analysis evaluates the effects of Behavioral Activation (BA) on depression, anxiety, and activation levels by comparing it to both inactive and active control groups across 28 randomized controlled trials. The resource is primarily intended for researchers or clinicians interested in evidence-based treatments for depression. It reports that BA showed significant benefits over inactive controls but did not differ significantly from active controls, while noting limitations such as generally low study quality and publication bias.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Aliza T. Stein (The University of Texas at Austin), Emily Carl (The University of Texas at Austin), Eirini Karyotaki (Harvard University), Pim Cuijpers (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Jasper A. J. Smits (The University of Texas at Austin)
- Published
- 2019-10-28
- OA status
- gold
- DOI
- 10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9
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- Citations
- 28
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:8496bc0403684f11,
title = {Looking beyond depression: A meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation},
author = {Aliza T. Stein and Emily Carl and Eirini Karyotaki and Pim Cuijpers and Jasper A. J. Smits},
year = {2019},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9},
url = {https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Looking beyond depression: A meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation AU - Stein, Aliza T. AU - Carl, Emily AU - Karyotaki, Eirini AU - Cuijpers, Pim AU - Smits, Jasper A. J. PY - 2019 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9 UR - https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9 ER -
APA
Stein, A. T., Carl, E., Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., & Smits, J. A. J. (2019). Looking beyond depression: A meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bhyg9
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