Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Older Adults: A Preliminary Report

Wetherell, Julie Loebach; Afari, Niloofar; Ayers, Catherine R.; Stoddard, Jill A.; Ruberg, Joshua L.; Sorrell, John T.; Liu, Lin; Petkus, Andrew J.; Thorp, Steven R.; Kraft, Alexander; Patterson, Thomas L.

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“…This was not in accordance with the large number of studies conducted on the efficacy of ACT for treating anxiety (15)(16)(17). In most studies, it was emphasized that ACT is associated with changes in the habits as well as improvements in levels of anxiety for patients, which was maintained in a follow up.…”

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The Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression among Patients on Methadone Treatment: A Pilot Study

Saedy

Kooshki

Firouzabadi

et al. 2015

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: Substance dependence disorder is a psychiatric disorders with different factors that influence its nature, severity, outcome, and treatment options. Objectives: This study evaluates the effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT) to decrease anxiety and depression in patients with opioid dependencies who are undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Materials and Methods:The present study was done in Mashhad from 2011-2012. Twenty-eight patients (18-50 yr) with opioid dependency who were on MMT were selected using purposive sampling and were divided equally between case and control groups. The case group received 8 sessions of individual psychotherapy with ACT. The level of depression and anxiety of these patients were measured using the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Beck Anxiety Inventory before the initiation of ACT as a pretest, 2 weeks after the termination of ACT as the posttest, and 3-months after the termination as a follow-up. The collected data was analyzed with SPSS (ver. 20) using χ2, paired t-test, ANOVA, and MANOVA. Results: The pretest-posttest-follow up of anxiety showed no significant differences between the two groups (P = 0.05); however, the case group had lower depression scores in the posttest and follow-up than the control group (P = 0.04). Evaluating the results of the case group revealed that depression significantly decreased in the posttest group when compared to the pretest (P = 0.01) and there were no significant decreases in the follow up compared to the pretest (P = 0.34). Conclusion: Short-term ACT for opioid dependent patients on MMT are not associated with a significant decrease in the level of anxiety; however, it is associated with a significant decrease in the level of depression. Nonetheless, this reduction was not maintained long term.

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The Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression among Patients on Methadone Treatment: A Pilot Study

Saedy

Kooshki

Firouzabadi

et al. 2015

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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“…18,[36][37][38][39][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64] The total sample for the meta-analysis was N = 985 with an average age of 68.16 years (SD = 2.52).…”

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Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Older Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression

Hall

Kellett

Berrios

et al. 2016

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) eprints@whiterose.ac.uk https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Reuse This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. This licence only allows you to download this work and share it with others as long as you credit the authors, but you can't change the article in any way or use it commercially. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. and six-month follow-up, significant treatment effects favoring CBT were found in comparison to a waitlist or treatment-as-usual. When CBT was compared with active controls, a small non-significant treatment advantage was found for CBT at the end of treatment, with equivalence of outcomes at follow-up. Treatment effect size of CBT for GAD was significantly associated with attrition rates and depression outcomes. Conclusions: CBT is more helpful than having no treatment for GAD in later life. However, whether CBT shows long-term durability, or is superior to other commonly available treatments (such as supportive psychotherapy), remains to be tested. The relationship between treatment effects for GAD and depression following CBT warrants further research. Efficacy of CBT for GAD in

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“…Since people with interpersonal problems have rigid and inflexible models of behavior, ACT can be used as an effective therapy to improve their psychological flexibility through adopting acceptance techniques and cognitive defusion of thoughts, emotions, and beliefs (schemas) (3). Various studies have revealed the effectiveness of ACT on improving psychological problems, such as depression (24), social anxiety (25), generalized anxiety disorder (26), obsessive compulsive disorder (27), and dysfunctional marital relations (28). Therefore, given the increasing prevalence of these problems, especially among students, the importance of treatment is strongly felt in different communities.…”

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Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Interpersonal Problems and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Among University Students

Norouzi

Zargar

Norouzi

2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Older Adults: A Preliminary Report

Cited by 144 publications

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The Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression among Patients on Methadone Treatment: A Pilot Study

The Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression among Patients on Methadone Treatment: A Pilot Study

Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Older Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Interpersonal Problems and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Among University Students

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