Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of ACT on depression
reduction and further examine the relationship between different follow-up periods, different …

Psychological flexibility is the tendency to respond to situations in ways that facilitate valued
goal pursuit. Psychological flexibility is particularly useful when challenges arise during goal …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on human activity worldwide, in part
due to many governments issuing stay-at-home orders and limiting the types of social …

Objectives: Chronic pain places a burden on individuals and the economy. Although there is
evidence for the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy, it is recognized that the effects …

Pain which persists after healing is expected to have taken place, or which exists in the
absence of tissue damage, is termed chronic pain. By definition chronic pain cannot be …

It is well known that chronic pain is prevalent, complex to manage, and associated with high
costs, in health care and society in general. Thanks to advances in new forms of cognitive …

1. Background Chronic pain and depression are each prevalent and often co-occur. 5
Although the underlying mechanism of the interaction between pain and depression is not …

The current study included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the benefits of
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for chronic pain. Searches were conducted in …

Abstract In this study, 67 participants (95% female) with fibromyalgia (FM) were randomly
assigned to an online acceptance and commitment therapy (online ACT) and treatment as …

Highlights•Acceptance and Commitment Therapy appears to effectively address shame and
self-stigma.•Self-compassion is a potential process variable in ACT.•Compassion-based …