Hooper / Larsson The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-44017-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 230 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hooper, Nic

Larsson, Andreas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; Steven C. HayesProloguePART I1. The Need2. The Three Waves3. The History of ACT4. Contextual Behavioural Science5. The Importance of Empirical ResearchPART II6. Depression7. Anxiety Disorders8. Serious Mental Illnesses9. Substance Abues10. Smoking Cessation11. Eating Behaviour12. Pain13. Other Health Conditions14. Work15. The ACT VarietyPART III16. The Statistics17. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nic Hooper is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of the West of England (UWE), UK. He has published a number of empirical papers investigating ACT/RFT, he runs workshops in which the ACT model is used to manage stress / weight loss and he writes a popular blog (www.nichooper.com). Andreas Larsson is a licensed clinical psychologist at his private practice in Sweden. He additionally lectures and conducts research for Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, and also facilitates workshops in ACT/RFT for both the general public and professionals. Foreword by Steven C. Hayes