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The moderating effect of psychological flexibility on the link between learned helplessness and depression symptomatology: A preliminary study
DiscussionHigher psychological flexibility seems to be protective for depression symptomatology, in particular for those individuals who experience higher levels of learned helplessness. Individuals who are most likely to struggle with learned helplessness are potentially those who could benefit the most of an intervention targeting psychological flexibility as a way to ameliorate depressive symptomatology. Future studies with larger and clinical samples are required to confirm these preliminary findings. (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - December 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Mediators of change in online acceptance and commitment therapy for psychological symptoms of parents of children with chronic conditions: An investigation of change processes
Publication date: Available online 2 December 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Essi Sairanen, Raimo Lappalainen, Päivi Lappalainen, Arto Hiltunen (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - December 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for irritable bowel syndrome non-patients: A pilot randomized waiting list controlled trial
This study examined the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in IBS non-patients. A total of 26 non-patients were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n = 14) or a waiting list group (n = 12). Self-reported IBS symptom severity, quality of life, psychological distress (anxiety and depression), and psychological flexibility were assessed at three time points. The intervention group completed an ACT program consisting of a one-day group session and a two-month self-help program. This program reduced depressive mood but not symptom severity. These results suggest that this ACT program is i...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - December 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Cross-cultural flexibility: Validation of the traditional Mandarin, simplified Mandarin, and Japanese translations of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory
Publication date: Available online 29 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Yi-Ying Lin, Ronald D. Rogge, Dena Phillips SwansonAbstractDrawing from Eastern ideologies including Buddhism and Taoism and grounded in Relational Frame Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) promotes wellbeing by helping individuals alter the function of internal experiences, encouraging them to engage in a psychologically flexible set of skills in response to unwanted thoughts, feelings, and experiences (representing the Hexaflex model: awareness of the present moment, acceptance, self-as-context, defus...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A psychological flexibility -based intervention for Burnout:A randomized controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 18 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Anne Puolakanaho, Asko Tolvanen, Sanna M. Kinnunen, Raimo LappalainenAbstractA novel eight-week program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles was created to alleviate burnout-related ill-being and to enhance well-being. This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of the program and explored whether changes in psychological flexibility mediated the results of the intervention. The program consisted of structured weekly face-to-face group meetings and daily practices provided...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Willingness and Action Measure for Adolescents: Psychometric validation in Spanish adolescents
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Lidia Cobos-Sánchez, Juan M. Flujas-Contreras, Inmaculada GómezAbstractPsychological flexibility refers to the ability to be in contact with emotions, thoughts and feelings while behavior is directed at values. Psychological flexibility is considered to be a protective factor of health and psychological wellbeing, and includes six interrelated factors including; acceptance, values, committed action, contact with the present moment, self as context and defusion. The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric ...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Alan K. Davis, Frederick S. Barrett, Roland R. GriffithsAbstractPrior research has shown that acute subjective psychedelic effects are associated with both spontaneous and intended changes in depression and anxiety. Psychedelics are also theorized to produce increases in psychological flexibility, which could explain decreases in depression and anxiety following a psychedelic experience. Therefore, the present cross-sectional survey study sought to examine whether psychological flexibility mediated the relationship...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The centrality of sense of self in psychological flexibility processes: What the neurobiological and psychological correlates of psychedelics suggest
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Steven C. Hayes, Stu Law, Mark Malady, Zhuohong Zhu, Xiaoyu Bai (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The development of the ‘Forms of Responding to Self-Critical Thoughts Scale’ (FoReST)
ConclusionsThe FoReST appears to be a psychometrically sound measure suitable for measuring change processes in third wave therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness-based Interventions and Compassion Focused therapy. (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Exploring the case for research on incorporating psychedelics within interventions for borderline personality disorder
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Richard J. Zeifman, Anne C. WagnerAbstractBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by behavioral dysregulation, emotion dysregulation, disturbances in self-identity, and social functioning. Despite the existence of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions for BPD, these interventions have important limitations (e.g., limited treatment efficacy). Furthermore, little evidence exists for the efficaciousness of pharmacological interventions for BPD. Thus, a strong need f...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Jordan Sloshower, Jeffrey Guss, Robert Krause, Ryan M. Wallace, Monnica T. Williams, Sara Reed, Matthew D. SkintaAbstractPsychedelic-assisted therapy is based on the premise that psychedelic substances can act as catalysts or adjuncts to psychotherapeutic processes. Recent clinical trials involving psychedelic-assisted therapy have generally employed a similar three-part structure consisting of preparation, support during the dosing sessions, and subsequent “integration.” However, the content of these sessions a...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Toward a contextual psychedelic-assisted therapy: Perspectives from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Jason B. Luoma, Pablo Sabucedo, Johan Eriksson, Nathan Gates, Brian C. PileckiAbstractAfter two decades of quiescence, clinical psychedelic research re-started in the 1990s and is rapidly accelerating. Early evidence for effectiveness is promising, but understanding of the psychological processes of change underlying observed benefits is limited. This paper outlines contextual behavioral science (CBS) as an ideal framework for understanding psychedelic experiences and the psychological processes of change involved i...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Brief acceptance-based therapy for women with high-risk pregnancies: Uncontrolled pilot of an intervention for inpatients
ConclusionsOverall, our brief acceptance-based therapy was feasible and an acceptable intervention to implement in a medical setting. Findings suggest preliminary evidence that our brief intervention was associated with symptom improvements or maintenance of non-clinical levels in women hospitalized for high-risk pregnancies. (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Marching our values forward: Progressing contextual behavioral science in line with its core epistemic assumptions. A commentary on Newsome et al., 2018 “How contextual behavioral scientists measure and report about behavior: A review of JCBS”
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Roger Vilardaga, Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga (Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science)
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - October 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Functional and descriptive contextualism
Publication date: Available online 16 October 2019Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Linda J. Hayes, Mitch J. FrylingAbstractAttempts have been made to characterize the psychological philosophy of Functional Contextualism by contrasting it with Descriptive Contextualism, the latter having been clarified by the example of Interbehaviorism. The argument is made that this strategy has not served the purpose of clarifying Functional Contextualism because Interbehaviorism is completely mischaracterized in these efforts. Misunderstandings pertaining to both the philosophy of Interbehaviorism and the syste...
Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - October 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research