Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obesity
Overview
This paper reviews recent literature on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for individuals with obesity, covering the ACT model and seminal work in the field. It examines current research focusing on adolescents, real-world settings, intervention scalability, and outcomes such as weight stigma and eating regulation. The authors note that ACT-based interventions may produce comparable or superior weight loss compared to standard behavioral approaches, though they indicate that additional research is needed.
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- Author
- Leah M. Schumacher (Temple College), Nicole A. Miller (Drexel University), Emma Jennings (Drexel University), Reena Chabria (Drexel University), Meghan L. Butryn (Drexel University)
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- 2025-05-10
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- hybrid
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- 10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y
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@article{allodium:8e411ccab43c4915,
title = {Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obesity},
author = {Leah M. Schumacher and Nicole A. Miller and Emma Jennings and Reena Chabria and Meghan L. Butryn},
year = {2025},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obesity AU - Schumacher, Leah M. AU - Miller, Nicole A. AU - Jennings, Emma AU - Chabria, Reena AU - Butryn, Meghan L. PY - 2025 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y ER -
APA
Schumacher, L. M., Miller, N. A., Jennings, E., Chabria, R., & Butryn, M. L. (2025). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obesity. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-025-00634-y
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