The role of psychological flexibility in a self-help acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for psychological distress in a randomized controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 142-151

  Fledderus, Martine ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a   Fox, Jean Paul ^a   Schreurs, Karlein M G ^a,b   Spinhoven, Philip ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Anxiety; Cross lagged; Depression; Multilevel; Psychological flexibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF HELP; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84872553788     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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