Adapted Behavioural Activation for Bipolar Depression: A Randomised Multiple Baseline Case Series.

ABSTRACT: Behavioural Activation (BA) is associated with a substantial evidence base for treatment of acute unipolar depression, and has promise as an easily disseminable psychological intervention for bipolar depression. Using a randomised multiple baseline case series design we examined the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted version of BA in a U.K. outpatient sample of 12 adults with acute bipolar depression. Participants were allocated at random to a 3-8 week wait period before being offered up to 20 sessions of BA. They completed outcome measures at intake, pre- and post-treatment and weekly symptom measures across the study period. Retention in therapy was high (11/12 participants completed the target minimum number of sessions), and all participants returning acceptability measures re

SUBMITTER: Wright K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9599144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature