Acceptance and commitment therapy for psychological and physiological illnesses: A systematic review for social workers

Health and Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-181

  Montgomery, Katherine L ^a   Kim, Johnny S ^b   Franklin, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Mindfulness therapy; Social work practice; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054033889     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/36.3.169     Document Type: Review

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