Hope in the Face of Despair: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Working with Suicidal Ideation in Men

2019 ◽  
pp. 439-459
Author(s):  
André Bolster ◽  
Azi Berzengi
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Therapy Approach ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
The Face

An acceptance and commitment therapy approach to adolescent suicide.

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy R. Murrell ◽  
Rawya Al-Jabari ◽  
Danielle Moyer ◽  
Eliina Novamo ◽  
Melissa L. Connally
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Therapy Approach ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

scholarly journals The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychosocial impact and adherence of MDR-TB patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyo Purnomo As’hab ◽  
Budi Anna Keliat ◽  
Ice Yulia Wardani
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: The Worldwide resistance prevalence of the first-line TB drug, rifampicin (RR-TB), in 2017 was 7.4 per 100,000 population, and 82% of them experienced multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Indonesia is the top 20 country with an MDR-TB burden, and its prevalence is 8.8 per 100,000 population. MDR-TB requires a long-time treatment and has accompanying side effects: biological and psychosocial effects. However, efforts to overcome the psychosocial impacts have not been conducted. This study aims to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and treatment adherence in MDR-TB patients.Design and methods: This research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test three post-tests using total sampling. The pre-test was conducted before the standard nursing intervention, post-test 1 was after the standard nursing intervention, post-test 2 was after ACT session 1, and post-test 3 was after ACT session 2. Data were collected by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), a Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI), and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS).Results: The standard nursing action and ACT reduce anxiety (p = 0.002), reduced depression (p = 0.0001), reduced suicidal ideation (p = 0.008), and increased treatment adherence (p = 0.0001).Conclusions: The standard nursing action and ACT reduce anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. They increase treatment adherence recommended for use in MDR-TB patients.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Reducing Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation in Iranian Veterans Referred to a Military Psychiatric Hospital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haleh Shahed Hagh Ghadam ◽  
Amir Mohsen Rahnejat ◽  
Arsia Taghva ◽  
Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi ◽  
Vahid Donyavi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Ideation Methods ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background: Veterans are more exposed to mental disorders, especially anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt, due to the important role they played in defending their country. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on reducing anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, and suicidal ideation. Methods: This study was conducted following a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design in 2020. The study included two groups, the experimental group and the control group awaiting treatment. The participants in this study consisted of 20 veterans who were selected using availability sampling and randomly assigned to two groups, the experimental group and the control group awaiting treatment (10 in each group). The instruments used in this study included the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI-II), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSSI), and a researcher-made demographic information questionnaire. Participants in the experimental group received 12 sessions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for two hours per week, and participants in the control group awaiting treatment did not receive any intervention and received only routine medications. The pre-test and post-test were administered to both groups. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistical indices and the univariate Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) using SPSS 22 software. Results: The study results showed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) contributed substantially to managing and reducing anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, and suicidal ideation in veterans in the experimental group. After the intervention, the mean scores of the experimental group on the variables of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation decreased as compared to the control group awaiting treatment, and these differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The results of this study revealed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was effective in reducing the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in veterans.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Reducing Suicidal Ideation and Deliberate Self-Harm: Systematic Review

10.2196/10732 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e10732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Tighe ◽  
Jennifer Nicholas ◽  
Fiona Shand ◽  
Helen Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Self Harm

Background Since its emergence in the 1980s, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has become a reputable evidence-based psychological therapy for certain disorders. Trials examining the efficacy of ACT are spread across a broad spectrum of presentations, such as chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. Nevertheless, ACT has very rarely been trialed as an intervention for suicidal ideation (SI) or deliberate self-harm (DSH). Objective The objective of this review is to assess the efficacy of ACT in reducing SI and DSH and to examine the suitability of reported SI, DSH, and other measures in determining the efficacy of ACT. Methods We systematically reviewed studies on ACT as intervention for SI and self-harm. Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, were searched. The reference lists of included studies and relevant systematic reviews were examined to identify additional publications. Search terms were identified with reference to the terminology used in previous review papers on ACT and suicide prevention. The study design was not restricted to randomized controlled trials. Screening was completed by 2 reviewers, and all duplicates were removed. Publications were excluded if they were not published in English, were multicomponent therapy or were not based on ACT, or lacked a validated measure or structured reporting of SI/DSH outcomes. Results After removing the duplicates, 554 articles were screened for relevance. Following the screening, 5 studies that used ACT as an intervention for suicidal or self-harming individuals were identified. The studies used diverse methodologies and included 2 case studies, 2 pre–post studies, and 1 mHealth randomized controlled trial. Conclusions The review found that ACT is effective in reducing SI in the 2 pre–post studies but not in other studies. However, given the small number and lack of methodological rigor of the studies included in this review, insufficient evidence exists for the recommendation of ACT as an intervention for SI or DSH.

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in treating depression and suicidal ideation in Veterans

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn D. Walser ◽  
Donn W. Garvert ◽  
Bradley E. Karlin ◽  
Mickey Trockel ◽  
Danielle M. Ryu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment
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