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Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience

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Dichter, GS; Smoski, M; Henderson, RK; Dimidjian, S
January 1, 2013

Unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition with a lifetime prevalence rate of 17% (Kessler et al., 1994). Recent epidemiological evidence indicates that MDD is the 4th leading cause of disease burden and the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (Ustun, Ayuso-Mateos, Chatterji, Mathers, & Murray, 2004) and is associated with significant psychosocial and medical morbidity and mortality (Kovacs, 1996). MDD is characterized by a high rate of relapse, with approximately 40% of patients reporting relapse within 2 years (Solomon et al., 2000) and 85% within 15 years (Mueller et al., 1999). With each new episode of major depression, the likelihood of experiencing future episodes increases by 16% (Solomon et al., 2000). Given the chronic nature of MDD, a critical goal for treatment development is to target the core processes that make an individual vulnerable to depressive episodes and thus improve his/her resilience to future depression.

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Dichter, G. S., Smoski, M., Henderson, R. K., & Dimidjian, S. (2013). Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience. In The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma (pp. 211–226). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203135303
Dichter, G. S., M. Smoski, R. K. Henderson, and S. Dimidjian. “Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience.” In The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma, 211–26, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203135303.
Dichter GS, Smoski M, Henderson RK, Dimidjian S. Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience. In: The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma. 2013. p. 211–26.
Dichter, G. S., et al. “Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience.” The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma, 2013, pp. 211–26. Scopus, doi:10.4324/9780203135303.
Dichter GS, Smoski M, Henderson RK, Dimidjian S. Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience. The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma. 2013. p. 211–226.

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