A Review and Update of Meta-Analyses on Behavioral Activation Treatments for Depression

Depression is a common mental health problem that impacts the quality of life of those who suffer from it; the application of evidence-based psychological treatments is a necessity due to the magnitude of this problem in terms of public health. Behavioral Activation (BA) could be an effective approa...

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Autores: Ramírez Cruz, José Carlos, Santana Cárdenas, Soraya, Franco Paredes, Karina, Avalos Latorre, María Luisa, Acosta Quiroz, Christian Oswaldo
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2023
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES
Repositório:Caleidoscopio
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uaa.mx:article/4160
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.uaa.mx/index.php/caleidoscopio/article/view/4160
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:depression
systematic review
meta-analyses
behavioral activation
depresión
activación conductual
revisión sistemática
metaanálisis
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Resumo:Depression is a common mental health problem that impacts the quality of life of those who suffer from it; the application of evidence-based psychological treatments is a necessity due to the magnitude of this problem in terms of public health. Behavioral Activation (BA) could be an effective approach for the treatment of depression. The purpose of this work was: to analyze the methodological characteristics of the empirical studies reported in the meta-analyses published in the last 20 years. The search was performed in the databases: PubMed-Medline, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. A total of 755 articles were identified which, after being screened by eligibility criteria, yielded four meta-analyses that concentrated sixty-seven empirical studies. The results show the analysis of the theoretical model, methodological design, and quality assessment. Future studies could conduct research with higher methodological quality to contribute to the empirical evidence of BA.