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Kazdin, A. E. (2007). Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy research. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 3, 1-27. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kazdin, A. E. (2007). Mediators and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy research. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 3, 1-27.
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. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Keenan, M., Presti, G., & Dillenburger, K. (2019). Technology and behaviour analysis in higher education. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 21(1), 26-54. doi: 10.1080/15021149.2019.1651569
Kehoe, A., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Bond, F., & Foody, M. (2014). Systematic analyses of the effects of acceptance on tolerance of radiant heat pain. The Psychological Record, 64, 41–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-014-0003-5
Kehoe, A., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Cochrane, A., & Stewart, I. (2007). Breaking the pain barrier: Understanding and treating human suffering. The Irish Psychologist, 33(11), 288-297 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kehoe, A., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Cochrane, A., & Stewart, I. (2007). Breaking the pain barrier: Understanding and treating human suffering. The Irish Psychologist, 33(11), 288-297
Keinonen, K., & Lappalainen, R. (2020). Competence and adherence in an acceptance and values-based intervention: Effects on treatment outcome and early changes in depression. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.07.007
Keinonen, K., Kyllönen, H., Astikainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Early sudden gains in an acceptance and values-based intervention: Effects on treatment outcome for depression and psychological flexibility. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 10, 24-30.
Keinonen, K., Kyllönen, H., Astikainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2019). Long-term stability of early sudden gains in an acceptance and values-based intervention. Journal of Contectual Behavioral Science, 13, 52-59.

Keinonen, K., Lappalainen, P., Kotamäki-Viinikka, S. & Lappalainen, R. (2023). Magis – A magical adventure: Using a mobile game to deliver an ACT intervention for elementary schoolchildren in classroom settings. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 27, 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.11.010
Kelly, M. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009). Associations between emotional avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, and reactions to an observational fear challenge procedure. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 331-338. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kelly, M. M., & Forsyth, J. P. (2009). Associations between emotional avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, and reactions to an observational fear challenge procedure. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 331-338.
Kelly, M. M., DeBeer, B. B., Meyer, E. C., Kimbrel, N. A., Gulliver, S. B., & Morissette, S. B. (2019). Experiential avoidance as a mediator of the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and social support: A longitudinal analysis. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(3), 353–359. doi: 10.1037/tra0000375
Kelly, M.M., DeBeer, B.B., Chamberlin, E., Claudio, T., Duarte, B., Harris, J.I., Kennedy, M.A., Shirk, S., Reilly, E.D. (2022). The effects of loneliness and psychological flexibility on veterans’ substance use and physical and mental health functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 26, 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.10.004
Kelly, M.M., Reilly, E.D., Ameral, V., Richter, S., & Fukuda, S. (2022). A Randomized Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(12), 3482. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11123482 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kelso, K. C., Todd B. Kashdan, T. B., Imamoğlu, A., Ashraf, A. (2020). Meaning in life buffers the impact of experiential avoidance on anxiety. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 192-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.009
Kemani, M. (2015) Efficacy and Processes of Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain. (Dissertation) Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kemani, M. K., Olsson, G. L., Lekander, M., Hesser, H., Andersson, E., & Wicksell, R. K. (2015). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and applied relaxation for longstanding pain: a randomized controlled trial. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 31(11), 1004-1016. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000203
Kemp, J. (2021). The Act Workbook for Perfectionism: Build Your Best (Imperfect) Life Using Powerful Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Self-Compassion Skills. New Harbinger Publications.
Kennedy, A. E., Whiting, S. E., & Dixon, M. R. (2014). Improving novel food choices in preschool children using acceptance and commitment therapy. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3, 228-235.
Kennedy, C., Deane, F. P., & Chan, A. Y. (2021). Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Symptoms Among People with a Missing Loved One: Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Psychological Inflexibility as Mediators. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 21, 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.05.006
Kennedy, F. & Pearson, D. (2017). Get Your Life Back: The Most Effective Therapies For A Better You. London, UK; Robinson.
Kenny, A., & Bizumic, B. (2016). Learn and ACT: Changing prejudice towards people with mental illness using stigma reduction interventions. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 5(3), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.06.004 Download restricted to ACBS members.
Kent, G., Galvin, E., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Murphy, C., & Barnes-Holmes, D. (2017). Relational responding: Testing, training, and sequencing effects among children with autism and typically developing children. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 22(1), 94-110. doi:10.1037/bdb0000041 Download restricted to ACBS members.