Extended Research Article Gould, R.L., Thompson, B.J., Rawlinson, C.V., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Keetharuth, A.D., et al. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: the COMMEND feasibility study and randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessm
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This research article presents the findings of the COMMEND study, which evaluated Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for individuals with motor neuron disease through a feasibility study and randomized controlled trial. The resource is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in psychological interventions for this specific medical population.
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- Rebecca L. Gould (University College London), Benjamin J. Thompson (University of Sheffield), Charlotte Rawlinson (University College London), Matthew Bursnall (University of Sheffield), Mike Bradburn (University of Sheffield), Anju Keetharuth (University of Sheffield), Tracey Young (University of Sheffield), Vanessa Lawrence (King's College London), David White (University of Sheffield), Robert Howard (University College London), Marc Serfaty (The Priory Hospital), Lance M. McCracken (Uppsala University), Christopher D. Graham (University of Strathclyde), Ammar Al‐Chalabi (King's College London), Laura H. Goldstein (King's College London), Dynameni Androulaki-Koraki (King's College London), Pavithra Kumar (University of Sheffield), Kirsty Weeks (University College London), Rebecca Gossage-Worrall (University of Sheffield), Emily Turton (University of Sheffield), Simon Waterhouse (University of Sheffield), Nicola Drewry, Cindy Cooper (University of Sheffield), Pamela J. Shaw (University of Sheffield), C. McDermott (University of Sheffield)
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- 2025-01-10
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@article{allodium:29e72e065be74f6c,
title = {Extended Research Article Gould, R.L., Thompson, B.J., Rawlinson, C.V., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Keetharuth, A.D., et al. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: the COMMEND feasibility study and randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessm},
author = {Rebecca L. Gould and Benjamin J. Thompson and Charlotte Rawlinson and Matthew Bursnall and Mike Bradburn and Anju Keetharuth and Tracey Young and Vanessa Lawrence and David White and Robert Howard and Marc Serfaty and Lance M. McCracken and Christopher D. Graham and Ammar Al‐Chalabi and Laura H. Goldstein and Dynameni Androulaki-Koraki and Pavithra Kumar and Kirsty Weeks and Rebecca Gossage-Worrall and Emily Turton and Simon Waterhouse and Nicola Drewry and Cindy Cooper and Pamela J. Shaw and C. McDermott},
year = {2025},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.3310/JHGD7339},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3310/JHGD7339}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Extended Research Article Gould, R.L., Thompson, B.J., Rawlinson, C.V., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Keetharuth, A.D., et al. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: the COMMEND feasibility study and randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessm AU - Gould, Rebecca L. AU - Thompson, Benjamin J. AU - Rawlinson, Charlotte AU - Bursnall, Matthew AU - Bradburn, Mike AU - Keetharuth, Anju AU - Young, Tracey AU - Lawrence, Vanessa AU - White, David AU - Howard, Robert AU - Serfaty, Marc AU - McCracken, Lance M. AU - Graham, Christopher D. AU - Al‐Chalabi, Ammar AU - Goldstein, Laura H. AU - Androulaki-Koraki, Dynameni AU - Kumar, Pavithra AU - Weeks, Kirsty AU - Gossage-Worrall, Rebecca AU - Turton, Emily AU - Waterhouse, Simon AU - Drewry, Nicola AU - Cooper, Cindy AU - Shaw, Pamela J. AU - McDermott, C. PY - 2025 PB - ACBS DO - 10.3310/JHGD7339 UR - https://doi.org/10.3310/JHGD7339 ER -
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Gould, R. L., Thompson, B. J., Rawlinson, C., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Keetharuth, A., Young, T., Lawrence, V., White, D., Howard, R., Serfaty, M., McCracken, L. M., Graham, C. D., Al‐Chalabi, A., Goldstein, L. H., Androulaki-Koraki, D., Kumar, P., Weeks, K., Gossage-Worrall, R., Turton, E., Waterhouse, S., Drewry, N., Cooper, C., Shaw, P. J., & McDermott, C. (2025). Extended Research Article Gould, R.L., Thompson, B.J., Rawlinson, C.V., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Keetharuth, A.D., et al. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: the COMMEND feasibility study and randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessm. ACBS. https://doi.org/10.3310/JHGD7339
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