Comparing the Efficacy of ACT and Solution Focused Brief Therapy on Unconditional Self- Acceptance and Pain Anxiety among Patients with Breast Cancer
Introduction: Breast cancer affects the various aspects of mental health, aggravates mental stress, and challenges the person’s mental health because of the disturbance in the mental image of the subjects. It can also affect the mental status of these individuals.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) on pain catastrophizing and the psychological well-being of patients with breast cancer.
Vilardaga, Davies, Vowles, & Sullivan. 2020
Objective
To report the theoretical basis and design of a novel digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for people with chronic pain, the Pain Tracker Self Manager (PTSM), which had promising efficacy in a recent pilot trial.
Methods
Content development by a multidisciplinary panel of experts in psychiatry, clinical psychology, nursing and social work, with feedback from a group of patients with chronic pain and their providers. Materials included paper-based sketching of a story character, visual metaphors, and a series of stories designed to deliver the theory-based components of our behavioral intervention.
Chronic pain management in manual therapy (OsteoMAP)
Guidelines for a flexibly structured, six session course for individual clients with persistent musculoskeletal pain, designed to be used by physical and manual therapists with brief ACT training. Resources include an explanatory covering letter, practitioner guide, practitioner and patient workbooks, and a preliminary research evaluation article.