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Behavioral Activation

Behavioral Activation is a structured, present-focused psychotherapeutic technique that belongs to the class of behavioral interventions, distinguished by its specific emphasis on increasing engagement in meaningful or rewarding activities to alleviate depressive symptoms and counteract behavioral withdrawal.

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Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/BAS Scales.

Charles S. Carver, Teri L. White · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 7.1K citations

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Randomized trial of behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, and antidepressant medication in the acute treatment of adults with major depression.

Sona Dimidjian, Steven D. Hollon, Keith S. Dobson et al. · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 2006 · 1.6K citations

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Motivated attention : affect, activation, and action

Peter J. Lang, Margaret M. Bradley, Bruce N. Cuthbert · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Behavioral activation treatment for depression: Returning to contextual roots.

Neil S. Jacobson, Christopher R. Martell, Sona Dimidjian · Clinical Psychology Science and Practice · 2001 · 993 citations

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Everyday temptations: An experience sampling study of desire, conflict, and self-control.

Wilhelm Hofmann, Roy F. Baumeister, Georg Förster et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2011 · 981 citations

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  1. CW
    Carl W. Lejuez

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    29 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. DR
    Derek R. Hopko

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    23 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. JW
    Jonathan W. Kanter

    University of Washington, United States

    20 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. SD
    Steven D. Hollon

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    14 publications · 3.6K citations

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  5. AM
    Andrew M. Busch

    Brown University, United States

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    26 h-index

    95 publications

    18.9K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    23 h-index

    76 publications

    5.2K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    74 publications

    5.6K citations

  4. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    20 h-index

    114 publications

    13.9K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, United States

    19 h-index

    50 publications

    4.6K citations

  6. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    18 h-index

    24 publications

    4K citations

  7. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    43 publications

    4.4K citations

  8. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    18 h-index

    49 publications

    2.8K citations

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  1. PLoS ONE

    29 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. Journal of Affective Disorders

    28 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. Personality and Individual Differences

    29 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. Behavior Modification

    21 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    19 publications · 4K citations

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