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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Commitment Therapy"”.
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Trauma-Informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Substance Abuse
<p>The high co-morbidity of trauma and substance use disorders has prompted the need for more trauma-informed care within the available substance abuse treatments. The purpose of this research was to dissect and identify the strengths of two empirically studied treatment approaches for trauma and …
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Understanding occupational therapists' use of acceptance and commitment therapy in New Zealand
Acceptance and commitment therapy is a gold standard third wave behaviour therapy effective in treating a range of conditions including depression, anxiety, phobias, schizophrenia and pain, yet there is little empirical research supporting its use by occupational therapists. Acceptance and …
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Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes with Information-Processing Theory in Anxious Early Adolescents
… than do non-anxious youth. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an empirically-supported treatment for anxious youth. It aims to increase mindfulness, acceptance, and cognitive defusion, and to decrease experiential avoidance. The mechanisms explaining the effectiveness of ACT …
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Acceptance and commitment therapy for suicidality in young adults - a mixed methodology pilot study
… young adults have not declined. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) shows promise as an intervention for suicidality, yet its application in young adult populations is underexplored. This pilot study evaluated the potential effectiveness of ACT for university students aged 18–25 experiencing …
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Interaction Of Coping And Severity Of Stressor From An Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Conceptualization
According to recent data released by the American College Health Association, 51.5% of college students reported feeling more than average or tremendous stress within the past 12 months (42% and 9.5%, respectively) (ACHA, 2012). People engage in coping strategies when stressed that can affect their …
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Investigating the Value of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Nintendo Wii Physical Activity for Older Adults
… the novel intervention combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Nintendo Wii gameplay that was designed to improve initiation and adherence to physical activity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an empirically based psychological intervention that utilizes mindfulness and acceptance …
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Workshop Intervention for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes
… the effectiveness of a one day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop targeting body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes. The treatment was compared to a wait-list control condition. The participants were seventy-three women from a local university and a medium sized city …
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The Experiences of Therapists and Bereaved Clients of using an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach to grief
… between research and the practice of bereavement therapy.The aim of this thesis is to examine a relatively new and under researched approach to the treatment of grief, namely the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It is proposed that this approach could provide an empirically sound …
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Understanding and ameliorating stigma towards clients with a personality disorder: an acceptance and commitment therapy-based approach
… based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in reducing levels of staff stigma towards individuals with personality disorder (PDs), a particularly complex and intransigent mental health problem. <br/><br/>Five studies examined the theoretical underpinnings and application …
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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) process and outcome: a systematic evaluation of ACT for treatment resistant patients
Although traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has achieved many clinical successes, approximately 30-50% of patients are resistant to this form of treatment. This trans-diagnostic group of treatment resistant patients typically have chronic, co-morbid, and/or personality disordered …
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Meta-Analysis: The Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Quality of Life in Chronic Health Conditions.
… therapies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) have aimed to try to help individuals that are suffering with chronic conditions. A relatively new approach, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), claims to be transdiagnostic and therefore may be a suitable approach with this …
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Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Decrease High-Prevalence Psychopathology by Targeting Self-Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… to inform treatment development. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an acceptance-based behavioral treatment modality that is informed by a basic science of language and cognition called Relational Frame Theory (RFT). This dissertation offers an account of self-compassion based on RFT and …
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Single session intervention using acceptance and commitment therapy for binge eating: a components analysis in a community sample
… study was to run targeted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions and test whether these interventions reduce eating related difficulties and improve emotion regulation and psychological flexibility. Three interventions were compared using an open trial methodology. …
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Acceptance and commitment therapy for depression and anxiety : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of clients’ experiences in a group context
… supporting the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a group context for individuals with depression and/or anxiety. However, there is limited qualitative research in this area. Aim: This thesis aimed to address this gap by exploring individuals’ experiences of an ACT group …
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The impact of a group-based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention on parents of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
… to test the effects of an 8-week Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) or treatment as usual (TAU) group. Treatment completers included 13 mothers in the ACT condition and 4 mothers in TAU. They were assessed three weeks before the intervention, one week after, and three months …
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