In the past decade, there has been renewed interest in the feasibility and efficacy of purely behavioral treatments for clinical depression. Emphasizing the functional aspects of depressive and nondepressive behavior, these treatments focus on the concept of behavioral activation, which guides implementation of procedures aimed at increasing patient activity and access to reinforcement. Although researchers have provided positive preliminary support for behavioral activation-based interventions, many fundamental issues concerning strategies, principles, and change processes involved in behavioral activation have yet to be addressed. In this paper, we compare and contrast contemporary behavioral activation interventions, explore strategies and process of change issues, clarify the basic behavioral principles underlying activation strategies, and outline questions that need to be addressed to improve outcomes and better understand the potential significance of behavioral activation as it pertains to the future of behavior therapy for depression.

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当代抑郁症的行为激活疗法：程序，原则和进展。

在过去的十年中，人们对用于临床抑郁症的纯行为疗法的可行性和功效重新产生了兴趣。这些疗法强调抑郁和非抑郁行为的功能方面，着重于行为激活的概念，该行为指导了旨在增加患者活动和获得强化治疗的程序的实施。尽管研究人员已经为基于行为激活的干预措施提供了积极的初步支持，但是与行为激活所涉及的策略，原理和变更过程有关的许多基本问题仍未得到解决。在本文中，我们比较并对比了当代的行为激活干预措施，探讨了变革问题的策略和过程，阐明了激活策略背后的基本行为原理，