The Development and Acceptability of a Psychology‐Based Intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks
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This paper describes the development and acceptability testing of a psychology-based intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks (DSCATT). The manualized treatment, grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, was co-produced with patients and delivered via telehealth. The resource is intended for clinicians or researchers interested in novel psychotherapeutic approaches for this specific condition.
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- Anita Dharan (Austin Health), Valerie Yap (Austin Health), Richard Kanaan (Austin Health), Georgina Oliver (Austin Health), Yen D. Y. Sim (Austin Health), Sabine Braat (The University of Melbourne), Georgia Cotter (Austin Health), Mary Lou Chatterton (Monash Health), Cathrine Mihalopoulos (Monash Health), Sarah J. Wilson (The University of Melbourne), Trudie Chalder (King's College London)
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- 2026-03-12
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- 10.1111/hex.70634
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@article{allodium:3927cf8edb184762,
title = {The Development and Acceptability of a Psychology‐Based Intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks},
author = {Anita Dharan and Valerie Yap and Richard Kanaan and Georgina Oliver and Yen D. Y. Sim and Sabine Braat and Georgia Cotter and Mary Lou Chatterton and Cathrine Mihalopoulos and Sarah J. Wilson and Trudie Chalder},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1111/hex.70634},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70634}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Development and Acceptability of a Psychology‐Based Intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks AU - Dharan, Anita AU - Yap, Valerie AU - Kanaan, Richard AU - Oliver, Georgina AU - Sim, Yen D. Y. AU - Braat, Sabine AU - Cotter, Georgia AU - Chatterton, Mary Lou AU - Mihalopoulos, Cathrine AU - Wilson, Sarah J. AU - Chalder, Trudie PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1111/hex.70634 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70634 ER -
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Dharan, A., Yap, V., Kanaan, R., Oliver, G., Sim, Y. D. Y., Braat, S., Cotter, G., Chatterton, M. L., Mihalopoulos, C., Wilson, S. J., & Chalder, T. (2026). The Development and Acceptability of a Psychology‐Based Intervention for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70634
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