Substance abuse and psychological flexibility: The development of a new measure

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Luoma, Jason ^a   Drake, Chad E ^b   Kohlenberg, Barbara S ^c   Hayes, Steven C ^d  

^a Portland Psychotherapy Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and action questionnaire; Acceptance and commitment therapy; Experiential avoidance; Psychological flexibility; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651335593     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2010.524956     Document Type: Article

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