A Single-Session of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health-Related behavior change: An Open Trial with a nonconcurrent matched comparison group

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Barreto ◽  
Thi Anh Tran ◽  
Scott T. Gaynor
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Open Trial ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Matched Comparison

scholarly journals Comparison of Motivational Interviewing with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Conceptual and Clinical Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 541-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bricker ◽  
Sean Tollison
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Systematic Comparison ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Emerging Therapies ◽  
Language Content

Background:Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are two emerging therapies that focus on commitment to behavior change.Aim:The aim was to provide the first systematic comparison of MI with ACT.Method:A systematic comparison was undertaken of MI and ACT at the conceptual level, with a focus on their philosophical and theoretical bases, and at the clinical level, with a focus on the therapeutic relationship, use of language in therapy, and use of values in therapy.Results:Conceptually, MI and ACT have distinct philosophical bases. MI's theoretical basis focuses on language content, whereas ACT's theoretical basis focuses on language process. Clinically, ACT and MI have distinct approaches to the therapeutic relationship, fundamentally different foci on client language, and different uses of client values to motivate behavior change. ACT, but not MI, directly targets the willingness to experience thoughts, feelings, and sensations.Conclusions:Despite their conceptual and clinical differences, MI and ACT are complementary interventions. Collaborations between MI and ACT researchers may yield fruitful cross-fertilization research on core processes and clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Process and outcome measures used in acceptance and commitment therapy research, with adults with acquired neurological conditions: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Foote ◽  
Audrey Bowen ◽  
Sarah Cotterill ◽  
Geoff Hill ◽  
Matilde Pieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Core Outcome ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Neurological Conditions

Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions may promote wellbeing in neurological populations, but there is a lack of evidence to inform measure selection in research. Purpose: To identify and classify the measures used in ACT with adults with acquired neurological conditions.Methods: PRISMA guided systematic review. MEDLINE, PsycInfo and CINAHL databases searched (27/05/2020) with forward and backward searching. All study types included. Extraction of ACT process-of-change and health-related outcome measures. Outcomes coded using the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) taxonomy.Results: 204 papers screened. 34 studies included. Conditions included multiple sclerosis (n=17), traumatic brain injury (n=9) and stroke (n=8). 25 process-of-change measures extracted. Psychological flexibility was the most common process measured (AAQ-II most commonly used, n=14 studies). 76 health-related outcome measures extracted. Measures exploring quality of life, health status, anxiety and depression occurred most frequently. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was the most commonly used measure (n=8 studies). Conclusions: Future studies should follow reporting guidelines and consider the consistent use of measures to support synthesis of results. This could be achieved through the development of a Core Outcome Set – a standardised set of measures to be used across trials of ACT with adults with neurological conditions.

scholarly journals Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults with ADHD during COVID-19: An Open Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 205-215
Author(s):  
Tim Fullen ◽  
Nazmeen Galab ◽  
Karl A. Abbott ◽  
Marios Adamou
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Open Trial ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

Session 11

ACT in Steps ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 141-148
Author(s):  
Michael P. Twohig ◽  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Clarissa W. Ong
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Therapy Termination ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

This chapter provides an outline for a typical last session of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The chapter describes how to assess readiness for therapy termination and debrief the course of therapy. In addition, the chapter highlights a few points that may be worth covering in a last session: predicting barriers to behavior change, troubleshooting potential issues, reminding clients to focus on moving toward their values, and formulating strategies to maintain therapeutic gains (e.g., setting reminders, reading relevant books). The chapter also discusses how to say goodbye to clients at the end of their time with the therapist.

scholarly journals Do quality of life, anxiety, depression and acceptance improve after interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation? A multicentre matched control study of acceptance and commitment therapy-based versus cognitive–behavioural therapy-based programmes

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 030006052110274
Author(s):  
Marcelo Rivano Fischer ◽  
Marie-Louise Schult ◽  
Monika Löfgren ◽  
Britt-Marie Stålnacke
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Health Related

Objective Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation (IPR) usually employs a cognitive–behavioural therapeutic (CBT) approach. However, there is growing support for chronic pain treatments based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Most studies of ACT and CBT for chronic pain have evaluated their effects after psychological interventions, not after IPR. We compared the results of an ACT-based IPR programme with two CBT-based IPR programmes. Methods We used a retrospective multicentre pretest–posttest design with matched patient groups at three centres. Data were collected from the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation before and after IPR participation. Participants completed the EQ-5D health-related quality of life questionnaire, the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, (CPAQ) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Analyses were performed to compare the effects of the different interventions. Results Neither EQ-5D nor HADS depression scores were affected by the psychological approach used. The score changes on both CPAQ subscales (activity engagement and pain willingness) indicated significant improvements between admission and discharge at all centres. Conclusions These findings indicate the effectiveness of using psychological approaches to manage chronic pain. Both CBT and ACT had a beneficial effect on most of the assessed health-related parameters.

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