ACT and Controlled Time Series and Single-Case Designs

This is a webpage for studies on ACT as evaluated in single-case experimental designs (SCED) or in controlled time-series designs. (These are not case studies per se).

2022

Gilsenan, CM; Yi, ZH; Hinman, JM; Barron, BF; Dixon, MR (2022). Using Relational Training to Improve Performance During Acceptance and Commitment Training Sessions BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE, 15, 179–191. DOI:10.1007/s40617-021-00574-8

Magnacca, C; Thomson, K; Marcinkiewicz, A; Davis, S; Steel, L; Lunsky, Y; Fung, K; Vause, T; Redquest, BA (2022). Telecommunication Model to Teach Facilitator to Deliver Acceptance and Commitment Training BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE, 15, 730-751. DOI: 10.1007/s40617-021-00628-x

Wilson, AN; Dzugan, E; Hutchinson, VD (2022). Using a Nonconcurrent Multiple-Baseline Across-Participants Design to Examine the Effects of Individualized ACT at School BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE, 5, 141–154. DOI: 10.1007/s40617-021-00558-8

Issen, T; Hinman, JM; Dixon, MR  (2022). Utilizing the AIM Curriculum to Improve Job Performance in an Educational Setting for Children With Autism and Related Disabilities BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE, 15, 172–178. DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00528-6

2021

Thompson, BL; Twohig, MP; Luoma, JB (2021). Psychological Flexibility as Shared Process of Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Single Case Design Study BEHAVIOR THERAPY, 52(2), 286-297.

Reeve, A; Moghaddam, N; Tickle, A; Young, D (2021). A brief acceptance and commitment intervention for work-related stress and burnout amongst frontline homelessness staff: A single case experimental design series CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY, 28(5), 1001–1019. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2555

Ong, CW; Krafft, J; Panoussi, F; Petersen, JM; Levin, ME; Twohig, MP (2021). In-person and online-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for hoarding disorder: A multiple baseline study JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 20, 108-117. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.02.001

Berger, E; Garcia, Y; Catagnus, R; Temple, J (2021). The effect of acceptance and commitment training on improving physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 20, 70-78. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.02.005

Hulbert-Williams, NJ; Norwood, SF; Gillanders, D; Finucane, AM; Spiller, J; Strachan, J; Millington, S; Kreft, J; Swash, B (2021). Brief Engagement and Acceptance Coaching for Hospice Settings (the BEACHeS study): results from a Phase I study of acceptability and initial effectiveness in people with non-curative cancer BMC PALLIATIVE CARE, 20(1), 96. DOI: 10.1186/s12904-021-00801-7

2020

Salazar, DM; Ruiz, FJ; Ramirez, ES; Cardona-Betancourt, V (2020). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Focused on Repetitive Negative Thinking for Child Depression: A Randomized Multiple-Baseline Evaluation PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 70(3). 373-386. DOI: 10.1007/s40732-019-00362-5

Ruiz, FJ; Luciano, C; Florez, CL; Suarez-Falcon, JC; Cardona-Betancourt, V (2020). A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Focused on Repetitive Negative Thinking for Comorbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 11, 356 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00356

Hill, ML; Schaefer, LW; Spencer, SD; Masuda, A (2020). Compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy for women with restrictive eating and problematic body-checking: A multiple baseline across participants study JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 16, 144-152. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.006

Spencer, SD; Masuda, A (2020). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Transdiagnostic Approach to Treatment of Behavioral Health Concerns: A Concurrent Multiple Baseline Design Across Participants CLINICAL CASE STUDIES, 19(3), 163-179. 1.53465E+15. Doi: 10.1177/1534650119897412

Little, A; Tarbox, J; Alzaabi, K (2020). Using acceptance and commitment training to enhance the effectiveness of behavioral skills training JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, 16, 9-16. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.02.002

Pingo, JC; Dixon, MR; Paliliunas, D (2020). Intervention Enhancing Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on Performance Feedback for Direct Support Professional Work Performance, Stress, and Job Satisfaction BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE, 13(1), 1-10. Doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00333-w

2019

Ruiz, FJ; Beltran, DMG; Cifuentes, AM; Falcon, JCS (2019). Single-case Experimental Design Evaluation of Repetitive Negative Thinking-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Couple-related Worry INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY, 19(3), 261-276.

Dehbaneh, MA (2019). Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy in improving interpersonal problems, quality of life, and worry in patients with body dysmorphic disorder ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, 16, 1 em105 DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/93468

Golshani, G; Pirnia, B (2019). Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) On the Severity of Fatigue, Improvement of Sleep Quality and Resilience in a Patient with Prostate Cancer: A Single-Case Experimental Study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER MANAGEMENT, 12, 2 e88416 DOI: 10.5812/ijcm.88416

2018

Gould, ER; Tarbox, J; Coyne, L (2018). Evaluating the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on the overt behavior of parents of children with autism. JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 81 88 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.06.003

Ledari, RB; Masjedi, A; Bakhtyari, M; Zarghami, M; Nouri, R; Hosseini, H (2018). A Comparison Between the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Treatment and Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression on Symptoms Severity and Rumination Among Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 12 3 e10742 DOI: 10.5812/ijpbs.10742

Ruiz, FJ; Florez, CL; Garcia-Martin, MB; Monroy-Cifuentes, A; Barreto-Montero, K; Garcia-Beltran, DM; Riano-Hernandez, D; Sierra, MA; Suarez-Falcon, JC; Cardona-Betancourt, V; Gil-Luciano, B (2018). A multiple-baseline evaluation of a brief acceptance and commitment therapy protocol focused on repetitive negative thinking for moderate emotional disorders JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 9 1 14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.04.004

Wallin, E; Parling, T; Weineland, S; Dahl, J (2018). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Promote Value Attainment Among Individuals with overweight: A multiple baseline evaluation JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 10 41 49 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.08.007

2017

Cederberg, JT; Dahl, J; von Essen, L; Ljungman, G (2017). An acceptance-based intervention for children and adolescents with cancer experiencing acute pain - a single-subject study JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH 10 2195 2203 10.2147/JPR.S139087

2016 and earlier

Villatte, JL; Vilardaga, R; Villatte, M; Vilardaga, JCP; Atkins, DC; Hayes, SC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy modules: Differential impact on treatment processes and outcomes BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY 2016 77 52 61 10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.001

Jinks, M. Regulating Eating through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (REACT): a single case experimental design to evaluate a guided self-help intervention for individuals who are overweight or obese and engage in emotional eating. Doctoral dissertation, University of Lincoln, 2016.

Woidneck, MR; Morrison, KL; Twohig, MP Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Among Adolescents BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 2014 38 4 451 476 10.1177/0145445513510527

Harper, SK; Webb, TL; Rayner, K The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Supporting People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Narrative Review BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 2013 37 3 431 453 10.1177/0145445513476085

Dehlin, JP; Morrison, KL; Twohig, MP Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Scrupulosity in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 2013 37 3 409 430 10.1177/0145445512475134

Nastally, BL; Dixon, MR THE EFFECT OF A BRIEF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY INTERVENTION ON THE NEAR-MISS EFFECT IN PROBLEM GAMBLERS PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD 2012 62 4 677 690 10.1007/BF03395828

Yadavaia, JE; Hayes, SC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Self-Stigma Around Sexual Orientation: A Multiple Baseline Evaluation COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE 2012 19 4 545 559 10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.09.002

Soo, C; Tate, RL; Lane-Brown, A A Systematic Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Managing Anxiety: Applicability for People With Acquired Brain Injury? BRAIN IMPAIRMENT 2011 12 1 54 70 10.1375/brim.12.1.54

Carrier, MH; Cote, G Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD combined with emotion regulation and acceptance-based strategies EUROPEAN REVIEW OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-REVUE EUROPEENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE 2010 60 1 11 25 10.1016/j.erap.2009.06.002

Twohig, MP; Crosby, JM Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Problematic Internet Pornography Viewing BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2010 41 3 285 295 10.1016/j.beth.2009.06.002

Flessner, CA; Busch, AM; Heideman, PW; Woods, DW Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania and chronic skin picking - Exploring the effects of component sequencing BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 2008 32 5 579 594 10.1177/0145445507313800

Twohig, MP; Shoenberger, D; Hayes, SC A preliminary 1nvestigation of acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for marijuana dependence in adults JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 2007 40 4 619 632 10.1901/jaba.2007.619-632

Twohig, MP; Hayes, SC; Masucla, A Increasing willingness to experience obsessions: Acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2006 37 1 3 13 10.1016/j.beth.2005.02.001

Twohig, MP; Hayes, SC; Masuda, A A preliminary investigation of acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for chronic skin picking BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY 2006 44 10 1513 1522 10.1016/j.brat.2005.10.002

Twohig, MP; Woods, DW A preliminary investigation of acceptance and commitment therapy and habit reversal as a treatment for trichotillomania BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2004 35 4 803 820 10.1016/S0005-7894(04)80021-2