Assesses the effectiveness of mind-based intervention that use meditation techniques originating from yoga and Buddhist approaches such as MBSR (Mind-Based Stress Reduction), MBCT (Mind-Based Cognitive Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), and ACT (Acceptance & Commitmen…
"Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for a number of mental health issues--from depression to addiction. However, there are several challenges and frustrations that can arise when delivering ACT. Written by internationally accl…
In this groundbreaking volume, two renowned experts in the field of psychology examine the ongoing efforts to move beyond the DSM diagnosis model to create a new, flexible treatment protocol-one that is tailored to clients' individual needs. With this text, clinicians and resear…
1. Creating an Alternative to Syndromal Diagnosis: Needed Features of Processes of Change and the Models that Organize Them / Steven C. Hayes, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno; Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, Boston University; Joseph Ciarrochi, PhD, Australian Catholic University -- 2. …
Clinical Behavior Analysis
Clinical behavior analysis
In the past decade, an increasing number of scholars and practitioners have contributed to the developing field of clinical behavior analysis. These writers have drawn upon long-standing behavior analytic principles and recent advances in verbal behavior research to explain the …
With an emphasis on cultivating meaning and vitality in client lives, the values component of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is arguably what draws most clinicians to the treatment model--and yet there are no practical guides available to professionals written from an A…