Status Updates From Behavioral Activation for D...

"In order to alleviate depression, BA assumes clients must be assisted in engaging in behavior that they will ultimately find pleasurable or productive or that will improve their life situations in such a way as to provide greater rewards."

"BA is based on the premise that problems in vulnerable individuals’ lives reduce their ability to experience positive reward from their environments, leading to the symptoms and behaviors that we classify as depression."

"BA is a brief focused treatment for depression that aims to activate clients in specific ways that will increase rewarding experiences in their lives."

"Mei pointed out to her how unrewarding her life had become...Mei also explained that the feelings of sadness, fatigue, & hopelessness were natural and often experienced when life is unrewarding. She explained that these feelings often followed periods of anxiety and worry, and that they certainly were understandable after losing a good job. Mei also said that staying in bed actually made sense when one felt these.."