The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) [Hardcover]

In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the ACT model could be used to treat depression. Since this seminal study, further investigations have been conducted across every imaginable psychological issue and the rate at which this research has emerged is impressive. This book describes the research journey that ACT has taken in the past 30 years. It also suggests, in light of the progress that has already been made, how ACT research should move forward in the coming decades.

Foreword; Steven C. Hayes

Prologue

PART I

1. The Need

2. The Three Waves

3. The History of ACT

4. Contextual Behavioural Science

5. The Importance of Empirical Research

PART II

6. Depression

7. Anxiety Disorders

8. Serious Mental Illnesses

9. Substance Abues

10. Smoking Cessation

11. Eating Behaviour

12. Pain

13. Other Health Conditions

14. Work

15. The ACT Variety

PART III

16. The Statistics

17. Conclusion

Hooper and Larsson aim to describe the research journey of ACT so far and map out directions for future research. & The clear and logical structure of the book certainly helps the reader to use it in this way. I think the book is likely to appeal to both researchers and clinicians, whether they are experienced in ACT or are just curious to learn more about the approach and the current state of the evidence base. (Pamela Jacobsen, The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Vol. 16 (3), September, 2016)