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KMID : 0981220160160030299
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2016 Volume.16 No. 3 p.299 ~ p.322
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Feasibility of Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression in Korea : A Case Study
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Lee Ga-Young
Cha Yun-Ji
Seo Ho-Jun
Choi Kee-Hong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to provide the rationale and procedures of Behavioral Activation (BA) treatment for depression and to examine feasibility in patients with depression in Korea. The basic principle of the BA is to increase the frequency of adaptive behavior and to decrease engagement in activities that limit access to reward by integrating activity monitoring and activity scheduling into its main therapeutic components. Despite a number of large-scaled effectiveness trials and meta-analysis studies supporting the BA as an independent and efficacious treatment for depressive disorders, none has been reported in this country. To evaluate feasibility of the BA in Korean adults with depressive symptoms, the current study recruited participants from a community mental health center and delivered the 10-session group format BA to five individuals who met the study inclusion and exclusion criteria. At pre- and post-treatment, depressive symptoms, level of functioning, and behavioral activation level were assessed. With minimum drop-out rates (1 out of 5), 50% of the completers showed a large effect size for depressive symptoms, a medium to large for level of functioning, and a medium effect size for behavioral activation level. The current case study supports feasibility and thus future work should replicate the current findings with a larger sample in a controlled manner.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Behavioral Activation, Psychotherapy
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