Development and Preliminary Feasibility Study of a Brief Behavioral Activation Mobile Application (Behavioral Apptivation) to Be Used in Conjunction With Ongoing Therapy

Jennifer Dahne; Jacob Kustanowitz; C. W. Lejuez

doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.05.004

Development and Preliminary Feasibility Study of a Brief Behavioral Activation Mobile Application (Behavioral Apptivation) to Be Used in Conjunction With Ongoing Therapy

Jennifer Dahne
, Jacob Kustanowitz
, C. W. Lejuez

Medical University of South Carolina
MountainPass Technology

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Abstract

Depressive symptoms are the most frequently treated psychiatric condition in the United States. Brief behavioral activation treatment for depression (BATD) is a popular, evidence-based psychotherapy with strong research support for the treatment of depression. In this paper, we describe the development and initial pilot feasibility testing of a BATD mobile application (Behavioral Apptivation) to be used by patients and therapists in conjunction with BATD therapy. We present information regarding the app development process as well as results from a small open-label feasibility trial of the app utilized in conjunction with individual BATD. We include a case series from the open-label trial highlighting how Behavioral Apptivation can be utilized in clinical practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-56
Number of pages	13
Journal	Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.05.004
State	Published - Feb 2018

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behavioral activation
depression
mHealth

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