Recordings of Meetings (please do not share outside of this group)

January 17, 2024 - Impact of the Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment Protocol on the Breastfeeding Experience of Expecting Mothers presented by Ilyssa Rivera, PhD, BCBA

May 5, 2023 - "Becoming Mum" book discussion Presented by Dr. Koa Whittingham

Link to Dr. Whittingham's website with resources: https://www.koawhittingham.com/

Link to Becoming Mum: https://a.co/d/gBMSW8H

Link to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Clinician's Guide for Supporting Parents: https://a.co/d/bisEgb9

January 11, 2023 Meeting- https://vimeo.com/789095626 (passcode 111222)

Nov 4, 2022 - Facilitating Groups Using ACT Presented by Dr. Sarah Cox (slides and handouts included below)

January 8, 2022 Dr. Dr Cerith Waters - https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/Zuv0EAKXQuZJaOAt0eC1yH_gC-01Yqnbg0n1RpFXVQ86BPBrtQ5uJqRoMoGr_SgM.1E9tRzA9FaN4CeyV (Passcode: ^0p9eFU3)

November 8, 2021 Dr. Kathy Kendall-Tackett - Recording: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/eOvR46legRnxBFOeAC2vGL6th7OxGp8XQ_4Iplsp8JytgnTwNT_bi6JibSuVJkF6.Oc5XgWC7pnTTOpYG (Passcode: xZy6!c5K)

 

Protocols

• ACT Protocol for Postpartum depression
• ACT for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Skills Group Handouts
• MoreLife programme for postnatal weight management (on the UK NICE website)

 

JCBS Articles

• Ojalehto, H.J., Hellberg, S.N., Butcher, M.W., Buchholz, J.L., Timpano, K.R., & Abramowitz, J.S. (2021). Experiential avoidance and the misinterpretation of intrusions as prospective predictors of postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms in first-time parents. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 137-143.
• Galhardo, A., Cunha, M., Monteiro, B., Pinto-Gouveia, J. (2020). Assessing psychological inflexibility in infertility: The development and validation study of the Psychological Inflexibility Scale – Infertility (PIS-I). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18.
• Tunnell, N. C., Suterwala, M., & Meuret, A. E. (2019). Brief acceptance-based therapy for women with high-risk pregnancies: Uncontrolled pilot of an intervention for inpatients. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 127-135.

 

Journal articles

• Grunberg, V.A., Geller, P.A., Durham, K., Bonacquisti, A., Barkin, J.L. (2022). Motherhood and Me (Mom-Me): The Development of an Acceptance-Based Group for Women with Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Symptoms. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(9):2345. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092345
• Whittingham, K., & Mitchell, A. E. (2021). Birth, breastfeeding, psychological flexibility and self-compassion as predictors of mother–infant emotional availability in a cross-sectional study. Infant Mental Health Journal, 42, 718– 730. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21935
• Esser, K., Barreira, L., Miller, D., Church, P., Major, N., Cohen, E., & Orkin, J. (2020). Exploring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for parents of preterm infants. Paediatrics & Child Health.
• Waters, C.S., Annear, B., Flockhart, G., et.al. (2020) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: A feasibility and proof of concept study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
• Villarreal, Y.R., Spellman, M.L., Prudon, J., Northrup,T.F., Berens, P.D., Blackwell, S., Velasquez, M.M., Stotts, A.L. (2020) A Brief, Hospital-Initiated Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention to Link Postpartum Mothers Who Use Illicit Drugs With Treatment and Reproductive Care: A Case Report. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28, 1, 92-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.05.005
• Stotts, A. L., Villarreal, Y. R., Klawans, M. R., Suchting, R., Dindo, L., Dempsey, A., Spellman, M., Green, C., Northrup, T. F. (2019). Psychological Flexibility and Depression in New Mothers of Medically Vulnerable Infants: A Mediational Analysis. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 23(6), 821-829. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-02699-9
• Sacristan-Martin, O., Santed, M.A., Garcia-Campayo, J., Duncan, L.G., Bardacke, N., Fernandez-Alonso, C., Garcia-Sacristan, G., Garcia-Sacristan, D., Barcelo-Soler, A.,  and Montero-Marin, J. (2019); A mindfulness and compassion-based program applied to pregnant women and their partners to decrease depression symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Sacristan-Martin et al. Trials, 20:654 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3739-z
• Monteiro, F., Fonseca, A., Pereira, M., Alves, S., & Canavarro, M.C. (2019). What protects at-risk postpartum women from developing depressive and anxiety symptoms? The role of acceptance-focused processes and self-compassion. Journal of Affective Disorders, 246, 522-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.124
• Peres, E.A. & Moriyama, J.S. (2019). Grupo de Apoio Psicológico a Mulheres em Situação de Infertilidade. Psicologia Ciência e Profissão , 39, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-3703003179820
• Bonacquisti, A., Cohen, M. J., & Schiller, C. E. (2017). Acceptance and commitment therapy for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: Development of an inpatient group intervention. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 20(5), 645–654.
• Lever Taylor, B., Cavanagh, K., Strauss, C. (2016) The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155720

 

Books

• The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Enhance Mood, Confidence and Bonding by Michelle Cree (2015)
• Becoming Mum by Koa Whittingham (2013)
• Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year. by C. Vieten (2009) 

 

Meta-Analyses and Systematic Reviews

• Hosseini, N., Poh, L. L., Baranovich, D. L. & A.Razak, N. A. (2020). Reducing depression in pregnancy and postpartum period through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A review of depression reduction among Iranian women. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 5(37), 232-244.

ACT Randomized Control Trials

• Esmalian Khamseh, L. & Khoeini, F. (2021) The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on mental health and mindfulness in mothers of newborns with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 27(1), 43-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2020.08.003
• Zhang, J. (2021). Clinical effect of acceptance and commitment therapy combined with paroxetine in the treatment of depression after painless childbirth. Psychology Monthly, 6, 70-71. DOI: 10.19738/j.cnki.psy.2021.06.033
• Moradi, F., Ghadiri-Anari, A., Dehghani, A., Vaziri, S. R., & Enjezab, B. (2020). The effectiveness of counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy on body image and self-esteem in polycystic ovary syndrome: An RCT. International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine, 18(4), 243-252. DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v13i4.6887
• Hosseinpanahi, M., Mirghafourvand, M., Farshbaf-Khalili, A., Esmaeilpour, K., Rezaei, M., & Malakouti, J. (2020). The effect of counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy on mental health and quality of life among infertile couples: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 9, 251. DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_512_20
• Vakilian, K., Zarei, F., & Majidi, A. (2019). Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy: A mental health clinical trial study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 21(8), e89489. DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.89489
• Elahe, R., Mahtab, A., Abed, M., & Ali Asghar, G. (2019). Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety in infertile women during treatment: A randomized trial. Journal of Biochemical Technology, Special Issue(2), 78-86.
• Hasanzadeh M, Akbari B, & Abolghasemi A. (2019). Efficiency of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Well-being and Sexual Function in Women with Infertility History. Avicenna Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Care, 27(4), 250-259.
• Huang, C., Li, J., Lu, H., Hu, C., & Chen, J. (2019). Acceptance and commitment therapy combined with paroxetine in the treatment of postpartum depression after painless delivery: A clinical study. Academic Journal of Guangzhou Medical University, 2, 74-76.
• Kazemeyni, M., Bakhtiari, M., & Nouri, M. (2018). Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on postpartum depression and psychological flexibility. Journal of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery, 6(4), 20-31
• Karami, A., Omrani, R., & Danaei, N. (2018). Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and depression in premature infants mothers. Quarterly Clinical Psychology Studies, 8, 139-156.
• Rasooli Ali Abadi, R., & Kalantari, M. (2018). Based on acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, self-esteem and body image concerns, after the first birth, women in Kashan city. Scientific Journal of Hamadan Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, 26(2), 103-112. DOI: 10.30699/sjhnmf.26.2.103
• Lu, D. & Fan, J. (2017). Effect of routine nursing combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the depression mood, self efficacy and self-esteem of patients with postpartum depression. Sichuan Mental Health, 3, 253-255.
• Li, Z., Zhu, H., Cao, J., Jin, M., & Zhu, Z. (2016). Relationship between cognitive fusion and the state of anxiety and depression in perinatal women. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical Science, 25(5), 399-403

 

Videos

• ACT for Perinatal Populations Webinar (July 2022 Women in ACBS SIG sponsored webinar)
• Video resources applying ACT for parents with babies

 

Podcasts

• Psychologists Off The Clock Episode 221: Birth Trauma with Jan Smith
• Psychologists Off The Clock Episode 220: Our Stories of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss with Diana Hill, Alexis Bachik, and Anne Cushman
• Psychologists Off The Clock Episode 219. Strategies for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss with Sunita Osborn
• Psychologists Off The Clock Episode 110: Parenting Multiples with Dr. Susan Wenze
• Dads in the Delivery Room, BBC Radio 4, with Fi Glover, Dr Jan Smith, Mark Williams, Dr Michael Odent https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cmrd