[CANDC]

This week there is an exciting and different way to approach treatments for Depression. ""Behavioural activation is an 'outside in' treatment that focuses on helping people with depression to change the way they act. The treatment helps people make the link between their behaviour and their mood. Therapists help people to seek out and experience more positive situations in their lives. The treatment also helps people deal with difficult situations and helps them find alternatives to unhelpful habitual behaviours,""
Behavioral Activation is Effective, Less Expensive Therapy for Depression | Psych Central News

You are invited to attend the Depression Support Chat on Thursday at 9PM EDT where we will begin to think of a new option of changing behavior to change our moods.

I hope to see you there.

News Sitings: FYI While scouring Psych Central for articles I saw this one that makes a link between the human genome and depression
http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/08...on/108013.html

[Fuzzybear]

[Fizzyo]

Two very interesting articles.
I wonder if BA is, like CBT, most effective in mild to moderate clinical depression? It will be very interesting to see more on the subject. It makes sense that if we fill our time with positive meaningful activities we will feel more positive for more of the time and success in participating will build confidence.

I wonder.....