The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) [electronic resource] /
Hooper, Nic.author.
Larsson, Andreas.author.
In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the ACT model could be used to treat depression. Since this seminal study, further investigations have been conducted across every imaginable psychological issue and the rate at which this research has emerged is impressive. This book describes the research journey that ACT has taken in the past 30 years. It also suggests, in light of the progress that has already been made, how ACT research should move forward in the coming decades.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Prologue""; ""Part I: Theoretical and Historical Background""; ""1 The Need""; ""2 The Three Waves""; ""3 The History of ACT""; ""4 Contextual Behavioural Science""; ""5 The Importance of Empirical Research""; ""Part II: Empirical Research""; ""6 Depression""; ""7 Anxiety Disorders""; ""8 Serious Mental Illnesses""; ""9 Substance Abuse""; ""10 Smoking Cessation""; ""11 Eating Behaviour""; ""12 Pain""; ""13 Other Health Conditions""; ""14 Work""; ""15 The ACT Variety""
""Part III: The Journey Ahead""""16 The Statistics""; ""17 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Further Resources""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the ACT model could be used to treat depression. Since this seminal study, further investigations have been conducted across every imaginable psychological issue and the rate at which this research has emerged is impressive. This book describes the research journey that ACT has taken in the past 30 years. It also suggests, in light of the progress that has already been made, how ACT research should move forward in the coming decades.
Clinical psychology.
Psychology.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Psychotherapy   .
Emotions.
Clinical Psychology.
History of Psychology.
Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Psychotherapy.
Emotion.