Psychiatry and Psychology

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Contextually focused form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy that uses MINDFULNESS and behavioral activation to increase patients' psychological flexibility in areas such as ability to engage in values-based, positive behaviors while experiencing difficult thoughts, emotions, or sensations.

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Abstract

Contextually focused form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy that uses MINDFULNESS and behavioral activation to increase patients' psychological flexibility in areas such as ability to engage in values-based, positive behaviors while experiencing difficult thoughts, emotions, or sensations.

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Cognitive Therapy (1990-2013)

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  1. F04.754w.137w.350w.249w

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WM 425.5.C6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064869. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064869
  2. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptance_and_commitment_therapy
  3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424533