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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults: a preliminary report.
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Behavior therapy [Behav Ther] 2011 Mar; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 127-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Nov 05. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Some evidence suggests that acceptance-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be well-suited to geriatric generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The primary goal of this project was to determine whether ACT was feasible for this population. Seven older primary-care patients with GAD received 12 individual sessions of ACT; another 9 were treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy. No patients dropped out of ACT, and worry and depression improved. Findings suggest that ACT may warrant a large-scale investigation with anxious older adults.<br /> (Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-1888
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Behavior therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21292059
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2010.07.002