Caregiver mental health. Psychoeducation and psychotherapeutic components based on ACT vs TAU. N=379. Leadbitter, K., Langhorne, S., Smallman, R., Chu, P., Ellis, C., Harrison, L., et al. (2025). Clinical effectiveness of an online psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of
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This article presents the clinical effectiveness results of the REACH-ASD trial, an online psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic program for caregivers of children newly diagnosed with autism. The study compares a treatment based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) against treatment as usual (TAU) in a sample of 379 participants. It is intended for readers interested in empirical research regarding digital interventions for caregiver mental health.
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- Kathy Leadbitter (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre), Sophie Langhorne (University of Manchester), Richard Smallman (University of Manchester), Petrina Chu (King's College London), Ceri Ellis (University of Manchester), Louisa Harrison (University of Manchester), Tessa Hutton (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Charlotte Butter (University of Manchester), Caitlin Goldie (University of Manchester), Kirsty James (King's College London), Latha Hackett (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Alison Dunkerley (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Penny Bee (University of Manchester), Gemma Shields (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre), Linda Davies (Manchester Academic Health Science Centre), Richard Emsley (King's College London), Jonathan Green (University of Manchester)
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- 2025-03-11
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- 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7
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@article{allodium:9a0e8c7ed20a4573,
title = {Caregiver mental health. Psychoeducation and psychotherapeutic components based on ACT vs TAU. N=379. Leadbitter, K., Langhorne, S., Smallman, R., Chu, P., Ellis, C., Harrison, L., et al. (2025). Clinical effectiveness of an online psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of },
author = {Kathy Leadbitter and Sophie Langhorne and Richard Smallman and Petrina Chu and Ceri Ellis and Louisa Harrison and Tessa Hutton and Charlotte Butter and Caitlin Goldie and Kirsty James and Latha Hackett and Alison Dunkerley and Penny Bee and Gemma Shields and Linda Davies and Richard Emsley and Jonathan Green},
year = {2025},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7}
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TY - JOUR TI - Caregiver mental health. Psychoeducation and psychotherapeutic components based on ACT vs TAU. N=379. Leadbitter, K., Langhorne, S., Smallman, R., Chu, P., Ellis, C., Harrison, L., et al. (2025). Clinical effectiveness of an online psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of AU - Leadbitter, Kathy AU - Langhorne, Sophie AU - Smallman, Richard AU - Chu, Petrina AU - Ellis, Ceri AU - Harrison, Louisa AU - Hutton, Tessa AU - Butter, Charlotte AU - Goldie, Caitlin AU - James, Kirsty AU - Hackett, Latha AU - Dunkerley, Alison AU - Bee, Penny AU - Shields, Gemma AU - Davies, Linda AU - Emsley, Richard AU - Green, Jonathan PY - 2025 PB - ACBS DO - 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7 ER -
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Leadbitter, K., Langhorne, S., Smallman, R., Chu, P., Ellis, C., Harrison, L., Hutton, T., Butter, C., Goldie, C., James, K., Hackett, L., Dunkerley, A., Bee, P., Shields, G., Davies, L., Emsley, R., & Green, J. (2025). Caregiver mental health. Psychoeducation and psychotherapeutic components based on ACT vs TAU. N=379. Leadbitter, K., Langhorne, S., Smallman, R., Chu, P., Ellis, C., Harrison, L., et al. (2025). Clinical effectiveness of an online psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of . ACBS. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00036-7
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