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Williams, J. C., & Lynn, S. J. (2010). Acceptance: An historical and conceptual review. Imagination, Cognition, & Personality, 30, 5-56. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Williams, J. L. (1986). The Behavioral and the Mystical: Reflections on Behaviorism and Eastern Thought. The Behavior Analyst, 9(2), 167-173.
Williams, J. L. (1986). The behavioral and the mystical: Reflections on behaviorism and eastern thought. The Behavior Analyst, 9, 167-173. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Williams, K. A., Kolar, M. M., Reger, B. E., & Pearson J. C. (2001). Evaluation of wellness-based mindfulness stress reduction intervention: A controlled trial. American Journal of Healthy Promotion, 15, 422-432.
Williams, L. M. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy: An example of third-wave therapy as a treatment for Australian Vietnam War veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Unpublished dissertation, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Williams, M. T., Kanter, J. W., Peña, A., Ching, T. H. W., & Oshin, L. (2020). Reducing microaggressions and promoting interracial connection: The racial harmony workshop. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 153-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.008
Williams, V., Ciarrochi, J., & Patrick Deane, F. (2010). On being mindful, emotionally aware, and more resilient: Longitudinal pilot study of police recruits. Australian Psychologist, 45(4), 274-282. doi:10.1080/00050060903573197
Williams, V., Deane, F. P., Oades,L., Crowe, T., Ciarrochi, J., and Andersen, R. (2016). A cluster-randomized control trial of values-based training to promote autonomously held recovery values in mental health workers. Implementation Science 11(13), 1-11. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Willimott, R. (2020). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Relief: How to Evolve Your Relationship with Your Mind. Emeryville, California: Rockridge Press.
Williston, M. A., Block-Lerner, J., Wolanin, A., & Gardner, F. (2014). Brief acceptance-based intervention for increasing intake attendance at a community mental health center. Psychological Services, 11(3), 324–332. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035686
Wilson, D. S. (2012). Consilience: Making contextual behavioral science part of the United Ivory Archipelago. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 1, 39-42.
Wilson, D. S., & Hayes, S. C. (2018). Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science: An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Predicting, and Influencing Human Behavior. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Wilson, D. S., & Hayes, S.C. (2018). Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science: An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Predicting, and Influencing Human Behavior. Oakland, CA: Context Press.
Wilson, D. S., Hayes, S. C., Biglan, A., & Embry, D. D. (2014). Collaborating on evolving the future. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37(04), 438-460.
Wilson, D. S., Hayes, S. C., Biglan, T., & Embry, D. (2014). Evolving the future: Toward a science of intentional change. Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 34, 395-416. doi:10.1017/S0140525X13001593
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Wilson, D. S., Ostrom, E., & Cox, M. E. (2013). Generalizing the core design principles for the efficacy of groups. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 90, Supplement(0), S21-S32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2012.12.010
Wilson, D.S. (2023). Implementing the ACBS task force agenda. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 27, 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.11.007
Wilson, K. G. (1997). Science and Treatment Development: Lessons from the history of behavior therapy. Behavior Therapy, 28, 547-558. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wilson, K. G. (2001). Some notes on theoretical constructs: Types and validation from a contextual-behavioral perspective. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 1, 205-215. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wilson, K. G. (2015). Contextual behavioral science: Holding terms lightly. The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science, 62-79.
Wilson, K. G., & Blackledge, J. T. (1999). Recent Developments in the Behavioral Analysis of Language: Making Sense of Clinical Phenomena. In M. J. Dougher (Ed.), Clinical behavior analysis. Reno, NV: Context Press. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wilson, K. G., & Byrd, M. R. (2004). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Substance Abuse and Dependence. In S. C. Hayes & K. Strosahl (Eds.), A Practical Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (pp. 153-184). New York: Springer Press. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wilson, K. G., & DuFrene, T. (2009). Mindfulness for Two: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Mindfulness in Psychotherapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Wilson, K. G., & DuFrene, T. (2010). Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Wilson, K. G., & DuFrene, T. (2012). Quando tutto sembra andare di male in peggio. Come vivere liberi dall'ansia. (Ed It P. Moderato, A.B. Prevedini). Milano: Franco Angeli.