Randomized control trial of a culturally adapted behavioral activation therapy for Muslim patients with depression in Pakistan

Table 3 Summary of outcome after therapy

Characteristics	BA-M	TAU	P value
n	57	57
Drop Out	4 (7%)	7 (12%)	0.526
Retained	53 (93%)	50 (88%)
PHQ (Post), mean (SD)	4.19 (3.42)	6.18 (3.85)	0.006
BADS (Post)	34.34 (7.32)	27.90 (8.53)	< 0.001
SCL-R (Dep)	16.00 (8.08)	19.96 (7.74)	0.013
D1 Physical Health (Post)	25.85 (2.91)	22.84 (3.35)	< 0.001
D2 Psychological Health (Post)	19.74 (3.08)	17.88 (3.26)	0.004
D3 Social Relationships (Post)	10.45 (1.96)	9.64 (2.15)	0.047
D4 Environment (Post)	27.83 (4.91)	26.48 (4.44)	0.147
Number of Sessions	9.00 (1.77)	8.25 (1.39)	0.013

BA: Behavioral activation therapy; BA-M: Behavioral activation therapy that is culturally adapted for Muslims; TAU: Treatment as usual; PHQ: Patient health questionnaire; BADS: Behavioral activation for depression scale short form; SCL-R: Symptom checklist-revised; D: Domain; Dep: Depression.