A pilot study of an acceptance-based behavioral treatment for binge eating disorder
While existing treatments produce remission in a relatively large percentage of individuals with binge eating disorder (BED), room for improvement remains. Interventions designed to increase emotion regulation skills and clarify one's chosen values may be well-suited to address factors known to maintain BED.
Acceptance-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
This treatment consists of eight biweekly 75-minute sessions conducted in group format, intended for use at a residential treeatment facility.
Preliminary empirical support for this manual is published under:
Juarascio, A., Shaw, J., Forman, E. M., Timko, C. A., Herbert, J. D., Butryn, M. L., & Lowe, M. (2013). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for eating disorders: Clinical applications of a group treatment. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2, 85-94.
Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ)
Framson, C., Kristal, A. R., Schenk, J. M., Littman, A. J., Zeliadt, S., & Benitez, D. (2009). Development and validation of the mindful eating questionnaire. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(8), 1439–1444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2009.05.006
Acceptance and commitment therapy to address eating disorder symptomatology in gay men
This article considers how social-cultural pressures place many gay men at heightened risk for body image dissatisfaction and consequent engagement in addictive behaviors that include excessive exercise, bingeing, and purging. Working from a minority stress and self-objectification theoretical lens, the pressures that many gay men face from mainstream society as well as the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are explored.
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Creating intense and curative therapeutic relationships
As cognitive behavior therapy becomes increasingly integrated, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) remains a rich therapeutic method. FAP synthesizes aspects of psychodynamic and object relations therapy with traditional CBT methods, and author/ practitioners Robert Kohlenberg and Mavis Tsai originally created this book to be more than a simple how-to manual. Rather it is a powerful framework for clinicians seeking to rethink their approach to the therapeutic relationship.
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Treating Psychosis: A Clinician's Guide to Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Approaches Within the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tradition
Psychosis can be associated with a variety of mental health problems, including schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorders. While traditional treatments for psychosis have emphasized medication-based strategies, evidence now suggests that individuals affected by psychosis can greatly benefit from psychotherapy.
ACT for Adolescents: Treating Teens and Adolescents in Individual and Group Therapy
If you’re a clinician working with adolescents, you understand the challenges this population faces. But sometimes it can be difficult to establish connection in therapy. To help, ACT for Adolescents offers the first effective professional protocol for facilitating ACT with adolescents in individual therapy, along with modifications for a group setting.
Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the body mass index in women afflicted with obesity
Introduction: Obesity is a rapidly growing health problem in every society. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on
the Body Mass Index (BMI) in women afflicted with obesity in Isfahan.
Treating treatment-resistant patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia using psychotherapy: a randomized controlled switching trial
Background: Nonresponsiveness to therapy is generally acknowledged, but only a few studies have tested switching to psychotherapy. This study is one of the first to examine the
malleability of treatment-resistant patients using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Psychological flexibility, occupational burnout and eating behavior among working women
Background: Occupational burnout is associated with diminished psychological flexibility and higher emotional (EE) and uncontrolled eating (UE). Psychological flexibility could be a mediating factor between burnout and eating behaviour. Objectives: To investigate differences in eating behaviour between those with different levels of psychological flexibility, and the association of the interaction between psychological flexibility and occupational burnout with eating behaviour.