Full Description
In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Michael Levin and Sam Spencer bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Over the last 25 years, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy, has become widely used and is accepted as an effective technique for treating a variety of physical and mental conditions. In this issue, top experts discuss ACT for anxiety disorders, psychosis, substance use disorders, PTSD, hoarding disorder, psychiatric conditions in youth, and more.
Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including ACT for obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, eating disorders, and more; as well as research design and measurement: related considerations in ACT; and ACT and future of process-based therapy
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on acceptance and commitment therapy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Contents
Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Theoretical, Practical, and
Empirical Foundations
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Anxiety Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Co-occurring Mental and Chronic Health
Conditions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Enhanced Behavior Therapy as An
Intervention for Trichotillomania and Excoriation Disorder (Skin Picking): A Review
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Substance Use Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
A Conceptual and Empirical Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for
Hoarding
Understanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Youth
Accepting the Challenge and Committing to the Future of Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy Science
Idionomic Analysis, a Process-Based Approach, and the Ultimate Purpose of
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
