The Research Journey of
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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.
Endorsements
“This book is an important chapter of a yet unfinished and larger book: The story of how a few simple ideas (yes, few and simple!) can impact a whole area of science. Read and stay updated! And as you read I am pretty sure you will expect more to come.”
Niklas Törneke
Author of Learning RFT and co-author of The ABCs of Human Behavior
“Hooper and Larsson's new book, The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, provides me with something I have wanted for a very, very long time: a comprehensive summary of virtually all of ACT's published empirical research. But it does more than that. It describes ACT's historical context and how it fits in to the broader world of psychotherapy, and it describes where future research is headed, and it does it very well. If you are looking for a go-to resource that tells you where ACT comes from, how it's been used, how effective it's been, and where it's going, you've found it.”
J. T. Blackledge
Author of Cognitive Defusion in Practice
“This book is for you if you are new to ACT and don't want to read a stack of empirical papers, while wanting to be sure that the therapy is scientifically supported. It covers key psychological domains in which ACT outcomes have been evaluated. You may be interested, for example in depression but not anxiety. Both are in here, with many others. These chapters provide a compelling and yet readable account of the benefits of ACT in terms of clinical outcomes. The authors have done the work for you in searching thoroughly through the evidence and contextualising the findings in terms of leading researchers and related issues. All you have to do is to read it.”
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes
Author of Derived Relational Responding Applications for Learners with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
You can find more reviews on the books Amazon Page.