[Journal Of The American Medical Association Sept 27, 2016]

“A simple type of psychotherapy known as behavioral activation is not inferior to the gold-standard cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing depression symptoms, found one of the largest trials of psychological treatment for depression to date. The authors also note that there may be a health care cost advantage to behavioral activation because it can be delivered by mental health workers with no formal training in psychological therapies.”

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2556121