State of the research & literature address: ACT with children, adolescents and parents.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) has been found effective in treating a wide number of psychological conditions affecting adults. To date, however, little research has been done on the use of ACT with youth and parents. Few efforts have been made at summarizing the literature that does exist. This article, therefore, is a review of empirical and theoretical work with these populations. Online databases, ACT-related websites, and personal communication were used to collect information about published and unpublished, ongoing work. Recommendations for future research are also mentioned.
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ACT has been studied extensively across a range of populations and found to be effective in reducing distress.
“ACT has been studied extensively across a range of populations and found to be effective in reducing distress [15,16].”
ACT is grounded in consistent core principles and skills that have been tested and replicated in more than three decades of research.
“ACT is grounded in a set of consistent core principles and skills that have been tested and replicated in more than three decades of research [15 -17]”
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- Authors
- Murrell, A. R., & Scherbarth, A. J.
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 531-543
- ISSN
- 1555-7855 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2171398026
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, children, adolescents, parents, youth mental health, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy
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