Identifying the underlying mechanisms of change during acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): A systematic review of contemporary mediation studies

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 332-362

  Stockton, Daniel ^a   Kellett, Stephen ^b   Berrios, Raul ^c   Sirois, Fuschia ^d   Wilkinson, Nicolas ^e   Miles, Georgina ^d  

^a MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Psychological Health Care   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT; mechanisms; mediation; review

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85054988117     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465818000553     Document Type: Article

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