Behavioral Activation Therapy for Return to Work in Medication-Responsive Chronic Depression with Persistent Psychosocial Dysfunction

Chronic depression is associated with significant impairment in work functioning, relationships, and health. Such impairment often persists following medication-induced remission of depressive symptoms. We adapted and tested Behavioral Activation therapy with a goal of return to work (BA-W) in subjects with chronic depression who had responded to medication treatment but remained unemployed.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: David J. Hellerstein, Greg Erickson, Jonathan W. Stewart, Patrick J. McGrath, Kallio Hunnicutt-Ferguson, Sarah K. Reynolds, Donna O’Shea, Ying Chen, Amy Withers, Yuanjia Wang Source Type: research