Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of behavioral activation for treatment of depression in autistic adolescents.
Menezes M, Burroughs C, Pappagianopoulos J, Sadikova E, Fuhrmann E, Bohac G, Cross R, Witte L, Brinkmann G, Lemley R, Sukhodolsky D, Mazurek M. Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of behavioral activation for treatment of depression in autistic adolescents. Autism 2024, 13623613241252470. PMID: 38764234, DOI: 10.1177/13623613241252470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsAutistic youthAutistic adolescentsEfficacy of behavioral activationTreatment of depressive symptomsYouth depressive symptomsTreatment of depressionAnxiety symptomsIntellectual disabilityBehavioral activationTherapy sessionsSocial skillsAutistic young peopleDepressionEfficacious treatmentPreliminary efficacySymptomsYouthAdolescentsQuality of lifePsychotherapyAnxietyYoung peopleDay-to-dayDisability