The Impact of Treatment Components Suggested by the Psychological Flexibility Model: A Meta-Analysis of Laboratory-Based Component Studies

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-756

  Levin, Michael E ^a   Hildebrandt, Mikaela J ^a   Lillis, Jason ^b   Hayes, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Component analysis; Mindfulness; Psychological flexibility; Values

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867218547     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2012.05.003     Document Type: Review

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