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A Behavioral Activation Digital Intervention Incorporating Gamification and Peer Support for Adolescent Depression in Rural South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the DoBAt Study)

Abstract:: ObjectiveEffective and scalable interventions to address adolescent depression are urgently needed. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of digitally delivered Behavioral Activation therapy.MethodA pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted in rural northeastern South Africa. Adolescents 15 to 19 years of age with mild-to-moderately severe depression on the Xitsonga version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Adolescent Version (PHQ-A) were recrui...
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Moffett, B., Pozuelo, J. R., Musenge, E., Makhanya, Z., O'Mahen, H. A., Craske, M. G., van Heerden, A., Lund, C., Orkin, K., Sodi, T., Blakemore, S., Tollman, S., Kahn, K., & Stein, A. (2025). A Behavioral Activation Digital Intervention Incorporating Gamification and Peer Support for Adolescent Depression in Rural South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the DoBAt Study). JAACAP Open, 3(4), 1270–1283.

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Moffett, B, et al. “A Behavioral Activation Digital Intervention Incorporating Gamification and Peer Support for Adolescent Depression in Rural South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the DoBAt Study).” JAACAP Open, vol. 3, no. 4, 2025, pp. 1270–83.

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Moffett, B, JR Pozuelo, E Musenge, et al. 2025. “A Behavioral Activation Digital Intervention Incorporating Gamification and Peer Support for Adolescent Depression in Rural South Africa: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (the DoBAt Study).” JAACAP Open 3 (4): 1270–83.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: JAACAP Open More from this journal
Volume:: 3
Issue:: 4
Pages:: 1270-1283
Publication date:: 2025-07-07
Acceptance date:: 2025-06-30
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.06.009
EISSN:: 2949-7329
ISSN:: 2949-7329
Pmid:: 41367987

Language:: English
Keywords:: Adolescence

Digital

Peer Support

Gamification

Depression
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Deposit date:: 2025-12-18
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