ArticleCognitive and behavioral practice2013
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Older Adults: Rationale and Considerations.
Article in Cognitive and behavioral practice, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The potential effects of meditation on age-related cognitive decline: a systematic review.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014Pooled it
- Benefits from one session of deep and slow breathing on vagal tone and anxiety in young and older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Blended Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults With Anxiety Symptoms in Primary Care: Pragmatic Single-blind Cluster Randomized Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Psychotherapy for older adults with depression: a narrative review.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- End-of-life issues in older adults: Emotional and social factors that shape end-of-life experiences.Advances in psychiatry and behavioral health · 2025Article
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- "BrainHeart": Pilot Study on a Novel Application for Elderly Well-Being Based on Mindfulness Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Increasing Older Adults' Social Connectedness: Development and Implementation of a Web-Assisted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- A Web-Based Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Effect of group-based acceptance and commitment therapy on older stroke survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive function: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Is acceptance and commitment therapy helpful in reducing anxiety symptomatology in people aged 65 or over? A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Self-rated health and mental health among older incarcerated males.Aging & mental health · 2021Article
- Complex lifestyle intervention among inactive older adults with elevated cardiovascular disease risk and obesity: a mixed-method, single-arm feasibility study for RESTART-a randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- The power of personality in successful ageing: a comprehensive review of larger quantitative studies.European journal of ageing · 2021Review
- Latent Profile Analyses of Depressive Symptoms in Younger and Older Oncology Patients.Assessment · 2020Article
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- Using Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Treatments With Clients From Nondominant Cultural and/or Marginalized Backgrounds: Clinical Considerations, Meta-Analysis Findings, and Introduction to the Special Series.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2013Article
- Thought suppression is associated with psychological distress in homebound older adults.Depression and anxiety · 2012Article
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Abstract
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population. With these changing demographics, mental health professionals will be seeing more older clients. Additionally, older adults are an underserved population in that most older adults in need of mental health services do not receive treatment. Thus, it is essential that treatments for mental and behavioral health problems are empirically supported with older adults and that mental health professionals are aware of the special needs of older adult populations. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an emerging approach to the treatment of distress. The purpose of this article is to provide a rationale for using ACT with older adults based on gerontological theory and research. We also review research on ACT-related processes in later life. We present a case example of an older man with depression and anxiety whom we treated with ACT. Finally, we describe treatment recommendations and important adaptations that need to be considered when using ACT with older adults and discuss important areas for future research.
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