Behavioural activation is a highly effective, practical treatment for depression. Learn how it works and start online sessions in India.
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Depression establishes a loop: low mood reduces activity, reduced activity removes sources of reward and mastery, and mood drops further. Behavioural activation breaks the loop at the point that is actually controllable. You cannot decide to feel motivated, but you can decide to make one phone call. Large trials have found behavioural activation performs comparably to full cognitive therapy for depression, despite being simpler to deliver — which makes it unusually accessible.
What the work actually involves, session by session.
A week of tracking mood alongside activity reveals the connection clearly, usually more convincingly than any explanation.
Small, specific, achievable activities scheduled in advance — beginning far below what you think should be manageable.
Both matter. Activities that give a sense of accomplishment lift mood differently from those that are simply enjoyable.
Identifying what you are avoiding and approaching it in structured steps, since avoidance is depression's main maintaining mechanism.
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