Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study
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This randomized study examines the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on individuals diagnosed with insomnia, comparing outcomes to an active control group. The resource details changes in sleep quality, experiential avoidance, emotion regulation, and dysfunctional sleep beliefs over an eight-week intervention period and a subsequent follow-up. It is intended for readers interested in clinical research findings regarding ACT's impact on these specific psychological and physiological markers.
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- Ali Zakiei (Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences), Habibolah Khazaie (Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences), Masoumeh Rostampour (Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences), Sakari Lemola (Bielefeld University), Maryam Esmaeili (University of Isfahan), Kenneth M. Dürsteler (University of Basel), Annette Beatrix Brühl (University of Basel), Dena Sadeghi Bahmani (University of Basel), Serge Brand (University of Basel)
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- 2021-02-09
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- 10.3390/life11020133
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@article{allodium:f40bf8f797f445c1,
title = {Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study},
author = {Ali Zakiei and Habibolah Khazaie and Masoumeh Rostampour and Sakari Lemola and Maryam Esmaeili and Kenneth M. Dürsteler and Annette Beatrix Brühl and Dena Sadeghi Bahmani and Serge Brand},
year = {2021},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3390/life11020133},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020133}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study AU - Zakiei, Ali AU - Khazaie, Habibolah AU - Rostampour, Masoumeh AU - Lemola, Sakari AU - Esmaeili, Maryam AU - Dürsteler, Kenneth M. AU - Brühl, Annette Beatrix AU - Bahmani, Dena Sadeghi AU - Brand, Serge PY - 2021 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3390/life11020133 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020133 ER -
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Zakiei, A., Khazaie, H., Rostampour, M., Lemola, S., Esmaeili, M., Dürsteler, K. M., Brühl, A. B., Bahmani, D. S., & Brand, S. (2021). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020133
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