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Abstract
Behavioral Activation (BA) has shown its effectiveness as one of the most important treatments for depression. This review shows the historical antecedents, its different approaches, and the empirical evidence, which are linked with BA efficacy. In a first moment, are posed their scope and the way as it has been implemented, to get into one of the empirical evidence based therapies to treat depression. The historical review allows to see how it got a place as a Third Wave Therapy, and its philosophical roots on functional contextualistim. Furthermore, different models of Behavioral Activation and researches, which have shown their effectiveness to intervene depression and comorbid conditions, are presented. Finally, some recommendations are mentioned about futures studies, training, models, and problems, which could be implemented with BA.
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