A Case Study of Overselling Psychotherapy: An ACT Intervention for Diabetes Management

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-25

  O’Donohue, William ^a   Snipes, Cassandra ^a   Soto, Cyndy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Cognitive behavior therapy; Diabetes; Evidence based practice; Outcome research; Overselling psychotherapy; Pseudoscience

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTHOR; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PEER REVIEW; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84953636658     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-015-9308-1     Document Type: Article

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