scholarly journals Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Matrix

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Takafumi Watanabe

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is known to increase a variety of psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has been reported to be an effective psychotherapy for MDD. However, this is not the case with ASD. In this case study, based on the hypothesis that it is effective in treating MDD with ASD, we adapted the ACT Matrix, a tool for visualizing an individual’s experiences in the context of ACT, and administered 15 sessions to a woman with MDD with ASD following the onset of photo dermatosis. By the end of the final session, there was an increase in value-based behaviors and significant changes in depressive symptoms as well as significant changes in process measures such as experience avoidance, mindfulness, and progress toward a valued life. Six months after the end of the session, the improvement in symptoms was even stronger and the process measure of obstruction to a valued life was significantly improved. The ACT Matrix may thus ameliorate MDD in patients with ASD.

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliya Naheed ◽  
Md. Saimul Islam ◽  
Saima Wazed Hossain ◽  
Helal Uddin Ahmed ◽  
M. M. Jalal Uddin ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Wang ◽  
Lin Ding ◽  
Can Yang ◽  
Xingjie Hao ◽  
Chaolong Wang

BackgroundAlthough the association between mouth ulcers and psychiatric traits has been reported by observational studies, their causal relationship remains unclear. Mendelian randomization (MR), powered by large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS), provides an opportunity to clarify the causality between mouth ulcers and psychiatric traits.MethodsWe collected summary statistics of mouth ulcers (sample size n = 461,106) and 10 psychiatric traits from the largest publicly available GWAS on Europeans, including anxiety disorder (n = 83,566), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (n = 53,293), autism spectrum disorder (n = 46,350), bipolar disorder (n = 51,710), insomnia (n = 1,331,010), major depressive disorder (n = 480,359), mood instability (n = 363,705), neuroticism (n = 168,105), schizophrenia (n = 105,318), and subjective wellbeing (n = 388,538). We applied three two-sample bi-directional MR analysis methods, namely the Inverse Variance Weighted (IVW) method, the MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) method, and the weighted median method, to assess the causal relationship between each psychiatric trait and mouth ulcers.ResultsWe found significant effects of autism spectrum disorder, insomnia, major depressive disorder, and subjective wellbeing on mouth ulcers, with the corresponding odds ratio (OR) from the IVW method being 1.160 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.066–1.261, P = 5.39 × 10–4], 1.092 (1.062–1.122, P = 3.37 × 10–10), 1.234 (1.134–1.342, P = 1.03 × 10–6), and 0.703 (0.571–0.865, P = 8.97 × 10–4), respectively. We also observed suggestive evidence for mood instability to cause mouth ulcers [IVW, OR = 1.662 (1.059–2.609), P = 0.027]. These results were robust to weak instrument bias and heterogeneity. We found no evidence on causal effects between other psychiatric traits and mouth ulcers, in either direction.ConclusionOur findings suggest a protective effect of subjective wellbeing and risk effects of autism spectrum disorder, insomnia, major depressive disorder, and mood instability on mouth ulcers. These results clarify the causal relationship between psychiatric traits and the development of mouth ulcers.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cameron ◽  
Tiffanie Moore ◽  
Carla Bogran ◽  
Alexandria Leidt

A five-stage protocol was used to support board certified behavior analysts providing telehealth support for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Stage 1 of the protocol involves two acceptance and commitment therapy exercises. Specifically, the Valued Living Questionnaire is used to identify a family member’s values, and the Bull’s-Eye Values Survey is employed to determine the extent to which a family member is living in accordance with stated values. Stage 2 of the protocol involves administering an adult version of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA) to identify preferred activities of parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder. During Stage 3 of the protocol, the goals and objectives of a child with autism spectrum disorder are yoked with the preferred activities of a family member in order to promote child–parent engagement. Stage 4 of the protocol is focused on parent-implemented interventions, and Stage 5 of the protocol is designed as a primer for comprehensive support within an acceptance and commitment therapy model. The five-stage protocol provides guidelines for board certified behavior analysts interested in structuring telehealth sessions and optimizing engagement between a family member and a child with autism spectrum disorder.


Author(s):  
Mª Carmen Lozano-Segura ◽  
Ana Manzano-León ◽  
Carla Casiano Yanicelli ◽  
Cristian Aguilera-Ruiz

Abstract.PROPOSAL FOR INTERVENTION IN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH TEA FROM ACT TO IMPROVE FAMILY AND SCHOOL COEXISTENCEIntroduction: The diagnosis of autism of a child reaches the heart of the family with difficulty and emotions. A stage begins in which a great variety of resources are put in place to make that the development of the person diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is as close as possible to a neurotypical evolution.Objectives: The first objective of this work is to make a bibliographical search of articles that deal with the Programs to deal with the difficulties that parents or families encounter when it comes to educating or coexisting and teaching to live at home and in schools for their children. family, as well as intervention strategies to deal with the obstacles in the families of children diagnosed with ASD.As a second objective, we intend to carry out a proposal of intervention with families of children diagnosed with ASD from the framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based on the results found.Methodology: A systematic review of scientific articles has been carried out consulting the Web of Science, Scopus and INDAGA databases. The materials have been restricted by date of publication (2000/2017) and have been searched in Spanish and English.Abstracts / abstracts have been reviewed and the selected articles have been thoroughly read as well as all articles with relevant empirical and theoretical results for this review.Results: As a result of the systematic search, an intervention has been proposed in families of children diagnosed with ASD under the framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.Conclusions: It has been proven that there are many lines from which interventions are proposed for families of children diagnosed with ASD, but those based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are the ones that show the greatest benefits in improving the coexistence in the home and the subsequent integration and coexistence of the child in the classroom. Therefore, the proposed intervention proposed is based on this third generation therapy.Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, intervention in families, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, family coexistence and school coexistence.Resumen.Introducción: El diagnóstico de autismo de un hijo llega al seno de la familia con dificultad y emociones encontradas. Se inicia una etapa en la que se ponen en marcha gran variedad de recursos para hacer que el desarrollo de la persona diagnosticada con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) se asemeje lo más posible a una evolución neurotípica.Objetivos: El primer objetivo de este trabajo es hacer una búsqueda bibliográfica de artículos que versen sobre los Programas para tratar las dificultades que encuentran los padres o familias a la hora de educar o convivir y enseñar a convivir en casa y en escuelas a sus hijos o familiares, así como estrategias de intervención para tratar los obstáculos existentes en familiares de niños con diagnóstico de TEA. Como segundo objetivo se pretende realizar una propuesta de intervención con familias de niños diagnosticados con TEA desde el marco de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso basada en los resultados encontrados.Metodología: Se ha realizado una revisión sistemática de artículos científicos consultando las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus e INDAGA. Los materiales han sido restringidos por fecha de publicación (2000/2017) y se han buscado en idioma español e inglés. Se han revisado resúmenes/abstracts y se han leído en profundidad los artículos seleccionados así como todos los artículos con resultados empíricos y teóricos de relevancia para esta revisión.Resultados: Como resultado de la búsqueda sistemática se ha propuesto una intervención en familias de niños con diagnóstico de TEA desde el marco de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso.Conclusiones: Se ha comprobado que son muchas las líneas desde las que se proponen intervenciones para familias de niños diagnosticados con TEA, pero son las basadas en Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT) las que mayores beneficios reportan en la mejora de la convivencia en casa y la posterior integración y convivencia del niño en el aula. Por ello la propuesta de intervención que se propone está basada en esta terapia de tercera generación.Palabras clave: Trastorno del Espectro Autista, intervención en familias, Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso, convivencia familiar y convivencia escolar.


Author(s):  
Kelso Cratsley ◽  
Richard Samuels

This chapter examines the core explanatory strategies of cognitive science and their application to the study of psychopathology. In addition to providing a taxonomy of different strategies, the chapter illustrates their application, with special attention to autism spectrum disorder and major depressive disorder. It concludes by considering two challenges to the prospects of a developed cognitive science of psychopathology.


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