New generation psychological treatments in chronic pain

LM McCracken, L Yu, KE Vowles - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Chronic pain conditions are common and have a considerable impact on health and
wellbeing. This impact can be reduced by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the most …

The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on quality of life and symptom improvement among chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta …

P Konstantinou, M Ioannou, D Melanthiou… - Journal of Contextual …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic health conditions (CHCs) afflict millions of individuals worldwide. One promising
intervention for CHC management is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Current …

Toward empirical process-based case conceptualization: An idionomic network examination of the process-based assessment tool

BT Sanford, J Ciarrochi, SG Hofmann, F Chin… - Journal of Contextual …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Syndromal classification has failed to produce a progressive science of case
conceptualization for mental and behavioral health issues. An idiographic application of …

Acceptance and commitment therapy processes and mediation: Challenges and how to address them

JJ Arch, JN Fishbein, LB Finkelstein, JB Luoma - Behavior therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) emphasizes a focus on theory-driven processes
and mediating variables, a laudable approach. The implementation of this approach would …

[HTML][HTML] ACT: A process-based therapy in search of a process

S McLoughlin, BT Roche - Behavior Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
A large array of randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses have determined the
efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). However, determining that ACT …

[HTML][HTML] The idionomic future of cognitive behavioral therapy: What stands out from criticisms of ACT development

SC Hayes, SG Hofmann, J Ciarrochi - Behavior Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present special section critical of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Training
(ACT in either case) and its basis in psychological flexibility, relational frame theory …

Developing an item pool to assess processes of change in psychological interventions: The Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT)

J Ciarrochi, B Sahdra, SG Hofmann… - Journal of Contextual …, 2022 - Elsevier
Process-based therapy (PBT) focuses on treatment elements that target biopsychosocial
processes of relevance to individual treatment goals. This focus requires new, more …

A process-based analysis of cognitive defusion in acceptance and commitment therapy

DA Assaz, I Tyndall, CKB Oshiro, B Roche - Behavior Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Cognitive defusion is among the main components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
(ACT), a contextual behavioral approach to psychotherapy. Defusion serves as a middle …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptance and commitment therapy for women living with vulvodynia: a single-case experimental design study of a treatment delivered online

C Chisari, LM McCracken, F Cruciani… - Journal of Contextual …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction. Vulvodynia is a condition characterised by persistent vulval pain and includes
particular impacts on sexual and emotional functioning. Acceptance and Commitment …

The scientific status of acceptance and commitment therapy: An analysis from the philosophy of science

W O'Donohue - Behavior Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
How good is the science in the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program? This
article examines ACT philosophy, theory, and research on five dimensions:(1) the quality of …