Implementing behavioural activation in inpatient psychiatric wards

Abstract

Behavioural activation is a contemporary behavioural treatment for depression that has the potential advantages of being more readily adopted in psychiatric inpatient environments than more complex psychological treatment approaches and requiring less intensive training than these approaches. In this article the theoretical and empirical foundations of behavioural activation are described along with an outline of the therapeutic process and key interventions used. Consideration is then given to factors influencing the implementation of BA in psychiatric inpatient environments.

Citation

Curran, J., Lawson, P., Houghton, S. and Gournay, K. (2007), "Implementing behavioural activation in inpatient psychiatric wards", The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/17556228200700011