General Reference Material on ACT

Hayes, S. C., Wilson, K. W., Gifford, E. V., Follette, V. M., & Strosahl, K. (1996). Experiential avoidance and behavioural disorders: A functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1152-1168. (large file : 1.9MB)

Hayes, S. C., Luoma, J., Bond, F., Masuda, A., and Lillis, J. (2006). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Model, processes, and outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1-25.

Callaghan, G. M., Gregg, J. A., Marx, B., Kohlenberg, B. S., & Gifford, E. (2004). FACT: The utility of an integration of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to alleviate human suffering. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41, 195-207.

Kashdan, T, B,. Barrios, V., Forsyth, J. P. and Steger, M. F. (in press). Experiential avoidance as a generalized psychological vulnerability: Comparisons with coping and emotion regulation strategies. Behaviour Research and Therapy

Strosahl, K. D., Hayes, S. C., Bergan, J., & Romano, P. (1998). Does Field Based Training In Behavior Therapy Improve Clinical Effectiveness? Evidence from the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training Project.  Behavior Therapy, 29, 35-64.

General Reference Material on Relational frame Theory

Blackledge, J. T. (2002). An introduction to Relational Frame Theory: Basics and applications. The Behavior Analyst Today, 3 (4), 421-433. (88Kb)