Resources for ACT for Depression

Act for Depression: A Clinician's Guide to Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Treating Depression  by Robert D., Ph.D. Zettle

Journal Articles and research on the use of ACT for Depression

Forman, E. M., Herbert, J. D., Moitra, E., Yeomans, P. D. & Geller, P. A. (in press). A randomized controlled effectiveness trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Therapy for anxiety and depression. Behavior Modification.

Zettle, R. D. & Hayes, S. C. (1986). Dysfunctional control by client verbal behavior: The context of reason giving. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 4, 30 38.   Zettle, R. D., & Raines, J. C. (1989). Group cognitive and contextual therapies in treatment of depression. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 438 445.

Blackledge, J. T. & Hayes, S. C. (2006). Using Acceptance and Commitment Training in the support of parents of children diagnosed with autism. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 28 (1), 1-18.

Woods, D. W., Wetterneck, C. T., & Flessner, C. A. (2006) A controlled evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus habit reversal for trichotillomania. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 639-656..

Dougher, M. J. & Hackbert, L. (1994). A behavior-analytic account of depression and a case report using acceptance-based procedures. The Behavior Analyst, 17, 321-334

Folke F., & Parling, T. (2004). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in group format for individuals who are unemployed and on sick leave suffering from depression: A randomized controlled trial. Unpublished thesis, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.

Tull, M. T., Gratz, K. L., Salters, K., & Roemer, L. (2004). The role of experiential avoidance in posttraumatic stress symptoms and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and somatization. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 192(11), 754-761.