Psychology
Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression
Quick fact
Behavioral activation was developed in the 1970s and is as effective as antidepressant medication for mild to moderate depression, often with longer-lasting benefits.
Why this is interesting
You know that feeling when a low mood makes you want to stay in bed, and staying in bed only makes you feel worse? What if the cure isn't changing your thoughts first, but simply starting to do things again?