Development and Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Psychologists and Non-Psychologists in an NHS Community Adult Mental Health Service: a Preliminary Analysis
Overview
This preliminary study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) delivered by both psychologists and non-psychologists to complex adult clients within an NHS community mental health service. The authors report significant improvements in global mental health, depression, cognitive fusion, and values following treatment, with some benefits maintained at a three-month follow-up. The resource indicates that outcomes were comparable between the two provider groups, suggesting ACT may be viable with limited training for secondary care settings.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Thomas Richardson (Solent NHS Trust), Lorraine Bell (Solent NHS Trust), Helen Bolderston (Bournemouth University), Sue Clarke (Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust)
- Published
- 2017-05-11
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- green
- DOI
- 10.1017/s1352465817000285
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- 10
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@article{allodium:6a7ed91149974480,
title = {Development and Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Psychologists and Non-Psychologists in an NHS Community Adult Mental Health Service: a Preliminary Analysis},
author = {Thomas Richardson and Lorraine Bell and Helen Bolderston and Sue Clarke},
year = {2017},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1017/s1352465817000285},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465817000285}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Development and Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Psychologists and Non-Psychologists in an NHS Community Adult Mental Health Service: a Preliminary Analysis AU - Richardson, Thomas AU - Bell, Lorraine AU - Bolderston, Helen AU - Clarke, Sue PY - 2017 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1017/s1352465817000285 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465817000285 ER -
APA
Richardson, T., Bell, L., Bolderston, H., & Clarke, S. (2017). Development and Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Psychologists and Non-Psychologists in an NHS Community Adult Mental Health Service: a Preliminary Analysis. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1352465817000285
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