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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Title
AAQ-OC (Obsessions and Compulsions)
Book page

The AAQ for Obsessions and Compulsions (AAQ-OC) is a 13-item self-report measure of experiential avoidance in response to unwanted intrusive thoughts.

The original paper describing its psychometric properties is published here:


A Functional Contextual Approach to the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
Video

Presented at ACBS World Conference 13, Berlin, Germany, 2015


Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety and OCD Spectrum Disorders: An Empirical Review.
Publication

A fair amount of research exists on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a model and a treatment for anxiety disorders and OCD spectrum disorders; this paper offers a quantitative account of this research. A meta-analysis is presented examining the relationship between psychological flexibility, measured by versions of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ and AAQ-II) and measures of anxiety.


OCD
Book page

An eight session ACT for OCD protocol.

Twohig, M.P., Hayes, S.C., Plumb, J.C., Pruitt, L.D., Collins, A.B., Hazlett-Stevens, H., & Woidneck, M.R. (2010). A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy vs progressive relaxation training in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 705-716.


OCD
Book page

An eight session ACT for OCD protocol.

Twohig, M.P., Hayes, S.C., Plumb, J.C., Pruitt, L.D., Collins, A.B., Hazlett-Stevens, H., & Woidneck, M.R. (2010). A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy vs progressive relaxation training in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 705-716.