Psychology · Clinical & Abnormal Psychology

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

A topic within Clinical & Abnormal Psychology, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Psychology.

Reading on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

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Paper2006

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Model, Processes and Outcomes

Steven C. Hayes, Jason B. Luoma, Frank W. Bond, Akihiko Masuda & Jason Lillis

Argues psychological suffering comes mainly from experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion, and that treatment should build acceptance and value-directed action rather than trying to eliminate unwanted thoughts and feelings.

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Paper2020

The Empirical Status of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Review of Meta-Analyses

Andrew T. Gloster, Noemi Walder, Michael E. Levin, Michael P. Twohig & Marcel Karekla

Reviews 20 meta-analyses covering over 12,000 participants to argue ACT is efficacious across anxiety, depression, substance use, pain and transdiagnostic groups, while noting many of the underlying trials are still small and short-term.

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Reading on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Model, Processes and Outcomes

The Empirical Status of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Review of Meta-Analyses

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