Behavioral Therapy

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Proponents of behavioral therapy argue that:

• people suffering from depression often suffer a high rate of negative experiences related to important activities and relationships
• these experiences may be due in part to the depressed individual possessing inadequate social skills

Behavioral therapy aims at increasing a person's number of positive experiences in two ways:

• directly, by employing interventions intended to increase participation in pleasurable activities
• indirectly, by providing training in social skills, communication, assertiveness, decision making, or problem solving

Evidence suggests that behavioral therapy may be as effective at reducing the symptoms of major depression as amitriptyline, a type of antidepressant medication, or cognitive-behavioral therapy.