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  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Behavioural Activation (BA) demonstrates efficacy for unipolar depression.
  • BA shows promise as a disseminable intervention for bipolar depression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted BA intervention for acute bipolar depression.
  • To assess the potential clinical benefit of adapted BA in a UK outpatient sample.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized multiple baseline case series design was employed.
  • 12 adults with acute bipolar depression participated, randomized to a wait period before BA.
  • Participants completed weekly symptom measures and pre/post-treatment outcome assessments.

Main Results:

  • High retention in therapy was observed (11/12 participants completed minimum sessions).
  • Participants reported high satisfaction with the intervention.
  • Six of nine participants with stable baselines showed clinically significant improvement on primary outcomes.
  • No serious adverse events or manic symptom exacerbations were linked to the intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Adapted BA for bipolar depression is a feasible and acceptable intervention.
  • The approach warrants further investigation for its potential clinical benefit in bipolar depression.