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Wicksell, R. K., Olsson, G. L., & Hayes, S. C. (2011). Mediators of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for pediatric chronic pain. Pain, 152(12), 2792-2801. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.09.003 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wicksell, R. K., Olsson, G. L., Hayes, S. C. (2010). Psychological flexibility as a mediator of improvement in acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with chronic pain following whiplash. European Journal of Pain, 41, 1059.e1-1059.e11.
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Wicksell, R. K., Renofalt, J., Olsson, G. L., Bond, F. W., & Melin, L. (2008). Avoidance and cognitive fusion - Central components in pain related disability? Development and preliminary validation of the Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS). European Journal of Pain, 12, 491-500. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wicksell, R. K., Renofalt, J., Olsson, G. L., Bond, F. W., & Melin, L. (2008). Avoidance and cognitive fusion - Central components in pain related disability? Development and preliminary validation of the Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS). European Journal of Pain, 12, 491-500.
Wicksell, R.K. (2009) Exposure and Acceptance in Patients with Chronic Debilitating Pain - A Behavior Therapy Model to Improve Functioning and Quality of Life. (Doctoral Thesis). Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wicksell, RK., Olsson, GL., Melin, L. (2009). The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) - further validation including a confirmatory factor analysis and a comparison with the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. European Journal of Pain, 13: 760-768. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wide, U., Hagman, J., Werner, H., & Hakeberg, M. (2018). Can a brief psychological intervention improve oral health behaviour? A randomised controlled trial. BCM Oral Health, 18(163), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0627-y Download restricted to ACBS members.
Widjijati, Wahyuningsih, D, & Fitriyani, A. (2014). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Application Toward Self Acceptance and Commitment to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Link, 10(1).
wiemken, m. (2012). Fading Self into Path: Behaviorism, Mindfulness, Zen, and Happiness.
Wiklund, T., Linton, S. J., Alföldi, P., & Gerdle, B. (2018). Is sleep disturbance in patients with chronic pain affected by physical exercise or ACT-based stress management? - A randomized controlled study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19:111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2020-z Download restricted to ACBS members.
Wilkos, E., Tylec, A., Kułakowska, D., & Kucharska, K. (2013). Najnowsze kierunki terapeutyczne w rehabilitacji pacjentów z zaburzeniami psychicznymi. Psychiatria Polska, 4, 621-634.
Williams, C. (2011). Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms A Five Areas Approach. Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge.
Williams, J. & Jones, R. (2022). Living Your Best Life: Acceptance-Based Guided Self-Help for People with Intellectual Disabilities. West Sussex, UK; Pavilion.
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, J. L. (1986). The behavioral and the mystical: Reflections on behaviorism and eastern thought. The Behavior Analyst, 9, 167-173.
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, 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.
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