Acceptance and commitment therapy for children and adolescents with physical health concerns

The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and adolescents revisited: A systematic review

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Psychological inflexibility in childhood and adolescence: development and evaluation of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

Greco, L. A., Lambert, W., & Baer, R. A. (2008) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.93 · Cited by 514 · see citing works

Acceptance and Values-Based Action in Chronic Pain: A Study of Treatment Effectiveness and Process

Vowles, K. E., & McCracken, L. M. (2008) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.76.3.397 · Cited by 500 · see citing works

The efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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Evaluating the effectiveness of exposure and acceptance strategies to improve functioning and quality of life in longstanding pediatric pain—a randomized controlled trial

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The economic costs of chronic pain among a cohort of treatment-seeking adolescents in the United States

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Using acceptance and commitment training in the support of parents of children diagnosed with autism

Blackledge, J. T., & Hayes, S. C. (2006) · Child & Family Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1300/j019v28n01_01 · Cited by 383 · see citing works

Systematic review of family functioning in families of children and adolescents with chronic pain

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A prospective study of acceptance of pain and patient functioning with chronic pain

McCracken, L. M., & Eccleston, C. (2005) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.08.015 · Cited by 341 · see citing works

Recurrent abdominal pain: A potential precursor of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents and young adults

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Acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial.

Wicksell, R. K., Kemani, M., Jensen, K., Kosek, E., Kadetoff, D., Sorjonen, K., Ingvar, M., & Olsson, G. L. (2013) · European Journal of Pain · doi:10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00224.x · Cited by 244 · see citing works

Chronic idiopathic pain in adolescence—High prevalence and disability: The young hunt study 2008

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Advances and Applications with Children, Adolescents, and Families

Coyne, L. W., McHugh, L., & Martinez, E. R. (2011) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.chc.2011.01.010 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Exposure and acceptance in the rehabilitation of adolescents with idiopathic chronic pain - A pilot study

Wicksell, R. K., Melin, L., & Olsson, G. L. (2007) · European Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.02.012 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Mediators of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for pediatric chronic pain

Wicksell, R. K., Olsson, G. L., & Hayes, S. C. (2011) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.09.003 · Cited by 160 · see citing works

Acceptance and values-based treatment of adolescents with chronic pain: Outcomes and their relationship to acceptance

Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., Connell, H., Clinch, J., & McCracken, L. M. (2013) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jss098 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Interventions to Reduce Behavioral Problems in Children With Cerebral Palsy: An RCT

Whittingham, K., Sanders, M., McKinlay, L., & Boyd, R. N. (2014) · Pediatrics · doi:10.1542/peds.2013-3620 · Cited by 105 · see citing works

Acceptance of pain in adolescents with chronic pain: Validation of an adapted assessment instrument and preliminary correlation analyses

McCracken, L. M., Gauntlett‐Gilbert, J., & Eccleston, C. (2010) · European Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.05.002 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Improving child and parenting outcomes following paediatric acquired brain injury: A randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones Triple P plus acceptance and commitment therapy

Brown, F. L., Whittingham, K., Boyd, R. N., McKinlay, L., & Sofronoff, K. (2014) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/jcpp.12227 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Using acceptance and commitment therapy in the rehabilitation of an adolescent female with chronic pain: A case example.

Wicksell, R. K., Dahl, J., Magnusson, B., & Olsson, G. L. (2005) · Cognitive and Behavioral Practice · doi:10.1016/s1077-7229(05)80069-0 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Role of psychological flexibility in parents of adolescents with chronic pain: Development of a measure and preliminary correlation analyses

McCracken, L. M., & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2011) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2010.12.001 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

Changes in willingness to self-manage pain among children and adolescents and their parents enrolled in an intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain treatment program

Logan, D. E., Conroy, C., Sieberg, C. B., & Simons, L. E. (2012) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2012.05.027 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Acceptance and well-being in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis: A prospective study

Casier, A., Goubert, L., Theunis, M., Huse, D., De Baets, F., Matthys, D., & Crombez, G. (2011) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsq111 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Adolescent Acceptance of Pain: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Further Validation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version

Wallace, D. P., Harbeck‐Weber, C., Whiteside, S. P. H., & Harrison, T. E. (2011) · Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2010.11.004 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

A case study: acceptance and commitment therapy for pediatric sickle cell disease.

Masuda, A., Cohen, L. L., Wicksell, R. K., Kemani, M. K., & Johnson, A. (2011) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsq118 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Measuring parent beliefs about child acceptance of pain: A preliminary validation of the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire, parent report

Simons, L. E., Sieberg, C. B., & Kaczynski, K. J. (2011) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.06.018 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

The role of acceptance in psychological functioning in adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A preliminary study

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Living Life With My Child’s Pain: The Parent Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (PPAQ)

Smith, A. M., Sieberg, C. B., Odell, S., Randall, E., & Simons, L. E. (2015) · The Clinical Journal of Pain · doi:10.1097/ajp.0000000000000140 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Children with Chronic Pain on the Function of 7 to 12 Year-Old

Ghomian, S., & Shairi, M. R. (2014) · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Delivering transformative action in paediatric pain: a Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission

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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for children

Fang, S., & Ding, D. (2020) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.01.007 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: Theory and Application

Pielech, M., Vowles, K., & Wicksell, R. (2017) · Children · doi:10.3390/children4020010 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

A clinical pilot study of individual and group treatment for adolescents with chronic pain and their parents: Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on functioning

Kanstrup, M., Wicksell, R., Kemani, M., Wiwe Lipsker, C., Lekander, M., & Holmström, L. (2016) · Children · doi:10.3390/children3040030 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Avoidant coping and diabetes-related distress: Pathways to adolescents’ Type 1 diabetes outcomes.

Iturralde, E., Weissberg-Benchell, J. A., & Hood, K. K. (2016) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000445 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Mapping the evidence and gaps of interventions for pediatric chronic pain to inform policy, research, and practice: A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews

Birnie, K. A., Ouellette, C., Amaral, T. D., & Stinson, J. (2020) · Canadian Journal of Pain · doi:10.1080/24740527.2020.1757384 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Acceptance and commitment therapy. For psychological and behavioural changes among parents of children with chronic health conditions: a systematic review

Jin, X., Wong, C. L., Li, H., Chen, J., Chong, Y. Y., & Bai, Y. (2021) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/jan.14798 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Analysis of Attentional Bias towards Attractive and Unattractive Body Regions among Overweight Males and Females: An Eye-Movement Study

Warschburger, P., Calvano, C., Richter, E. M., & Engbert, R. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140813 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Differential regulation of STP, LTP and LTD by structurally diverse NMDA receptor subunit-specific positive allosteric modulators

France, G., Volianskis, R., Ingram, R., Bannister, N. J., Rothärmel, R., Irvine, M. W., Fang, G., Burnell, E. S., Sapkota, K., Costa, B. M., et al. (2021) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108840 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Parent pain catastrophizing predicts child depressive symptoms in youth with sickle cell disease

Goldstein‐Leever, A., Cohen, L. L., Dampier, C., & Sil, S. (2018) · Pediatric Blood & Cancer · doi:10.1002/pbc.27027 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Improving flexible parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A case study

Flujas-Contreras, J. M., & Gómez, I. (2018) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.02.006 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Pain acceptance in adolescents: Development of a short form of the CPAQ-A

Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., Alamire, B., & Duggan, G. B. (2019) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsy090 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Process of change and efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

López-Pinar, C., Lara-Merín, L., & Macías, J. (2025) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.09.076 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

The Role of Neuroticism and Psychological Flexibility in Chronic Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Momeniarbat, F., Karimi, J., Erfani, N., & Kiani, J. (2017) · Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases · doi:10.1515/rjdnmd-2017-0018 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Topical Review: A Biopsychosocial Framework for Pediatric Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Graef, D. M., Byars, K. C., Simakajornboon, N., & Dye, T. J. (2019) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsz085 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome

Clery, P., Starbuck, J., Laffan, A., Parslow, R. M., Linney, C., Leveret, J., & Crawley, E. (2021) · BMJ Paediatrics Open · doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001139 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Editorial overview: Third wave behavior therapies

Vowles, K. E. (2015) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.008 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Optimizing psychological treatments for pediatric chronic pain to enhance outcomes, availability, and accessibility

Pielech, M., Beckmann, E. A., & Dorsainvil, H. (2025) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102038 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Erfassung der Emotionsregulation bei Jugendlichen anhand des „Affective Style Questionnaire – Youth (ASQ-Y)“

Graser, J., Heimlich, C., Kelava, A., Hofmann, S. G., Stangier, U., & Schreiber, F. (2018) · Diagnostica · doi:10.1026/0012-1924/a000210 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Mental Health in Cystic Fibrosis

Behrhorst, K. L., Everhart, R. S., & Schechter, M. S. (2020) · Respiratory medicine · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42382-7_21 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Clinical Considerations for Behavioral Pain Management in Co-Occurring Acute and Chronic Pain Presentations

Connolly, M. E., & Hardy, S. J. (2022) · Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1037/cpp0000453 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Gender Differences in the Relation Between Functioning and Values-Based Living in Youth With Sickle Cell Disease

Martin, S. R., Cohen, L. L., Welkom, J. S., Feinstein, A. B., Masuda, A., & Griffin, A. T. (2016) · Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1037/cpp0000127 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Further validation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire for Adolescents in a broader paediatric context

Connolly, S., Ferreira, N. B., McGarrigle, L., & Amicis, L. D. (2018) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.005 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Chronic pain

Parker, D. M., Harrison, L. E., & Simons, L. E. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-816000-8.00006-2 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, anxiety, and stress in children with diabetes: a systematic review

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In search of scope: A response to Ruiz et al. (2020)

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Symposium on toxoplasmosis. Introduction.

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Exploring Resilience and Adaptation in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease

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The effect of treatment based on the acceptance and commitment therapy on infertility, satisfaction of marriage and attitude toward to the infertility in sterile women

Haghayegh, S. A. (2020) · Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.52547/shenakht.7.2.13

¿Cuáles son los factores de riesgo y protección para el bienestar de adolescentes con FQ?

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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for pediatric chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review

Serrano‐Ibáñez, E. R., Houghton, J. L., Ruiz-Párraga, G. T., Esteve, R., Ramírez‐Maestre, C., & López-Martínez, A. E. (2025) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2025.100873

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Paediatric Physical Health: A Systematic Review of Child and Caregiver Outcomes

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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for pediatric chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review

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Mediators of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for pediatric chronic pain

Wicksell, R. K., Olsson, G. L., & Hayes, S. C. (2011) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.09.003 · Cited by 160 · see citing works

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: Theory and Application

Pielech, M., Vowles, K., & Wicksell, R. (2017) · Children · doi:10.3390/children4020010 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Acceptance and values-based treatment of adolescents with chronic pain: Outcomes and their relationship to acceptance

Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., Connell, H., Clinch, J., & McCracken, L. M. (2013) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jss098 · Cited by 131 · see citing works