Mindfulness-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Sindhu B. S.
Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies 2022 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch005 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The text claims that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is effective across diverse cultural contexts and clinical conditions, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, grief, loss, terminal illness, anxiety, and workplace stress, and reports at least 304 randomized controlled trials of ACT worldwide. |
Abstract
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the latest mindfulness-based behavior therapies shown to have compelling evidence and efficacy with a wide range of clinical conditions. ACT is so hard to categorize that it is often described as an amalgamation of existential, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural therapy. ACT is often referred as process-based CBT and is one of the ‘third-wave' of behavioural therapies. It is currently the fastest growing evidence-based therapy in the world, with currently at least 304 Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) being recorded all over the world. It has proven effective in different cultural contexts with a diverse set of clinical conditions, from depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, grief, loss and terminal illness, anxiety, and workplace stress.