Behavioral Activation for Depression, Second Edition A Clinician's Guide

"This book is about behavioral activation (BA), an evidence-based approach to recovery from depression that is powerful in its simplicity and clarity of focus. BA has demonstrated its effectiveness in the treatment not just of depression, but of other common mental health disorders as well. This book is written for therapists who want to learn the core skills and principles of BA to boost their ability to support their clients. We wrote this book for therapists who work from a CBT framework and find they need greater structure with particular clients, and for therapists who work from different orientations seeking to bring a greater action emphasis to their work"--