Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Behavioral Intervention for Mental Health and Medical Conditions

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 546-553

  Dindo, Lilian ^a   Van Liew, Julia R ^b   Arch, Joanna J ^c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Mental health; Psychotherapies

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; EMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; META ANALYSIS; MINDFULNESS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SMARTPHONE; SYMPTOM; TELEHEALTH; THINKING;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 85014549477     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: 18787479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-017-0521-3     Document Type: Review

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