The objective of the study was to describe whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was effective for the care of women living in a situation of intimate partner violence. A search was made in virtual libraries: Google Scholar, Redalyc, Scielo, Dialnet. The inclusion criteria focused on research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) addressing victims of intimate partner violence in the last ten years. Protocols and interventions on women who experience intimate partner violence and men who generate it, treated from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in conjunction with other models such as Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Behavioral Activation (BA) and Functional Analytical Psychotherapy (FAP) were found. It was concluded that although there is little evidence of the results, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety.
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