ArticleSubstance abuse and rehabilitation2017
Acceptance and commitment therapy for clients institutionalized for severe substance-use disorder: a pilot study.
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- Effect of Integrated Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Behavioral Activation Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Hong Kong: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- The effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy self-help course in reducing excessive gaming behavior through inhibitory control: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Trial
- Integrative cognitive neuropsychological program emphasizing brain response to enhance inhibitory control among substance abusers at the alternative rehabilitation communities in Eastern Thailand.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Old and Emerging Treatment Modalities for Substance Use Disorders.Cureus · 2024Review
- Third-Wave Treatments for Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: A Narrative Review of the Active Ingredients and Overall Efficacy.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive function: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Review
- The Choice Point Model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Inpatient Substance Use and Co-occurring Populations: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The Role of Affect in Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2020Article
- Difficulties With Executive Function Are Associated With Risky Health Behaviors Among Young Adult Congenital Heart Defect Survivors.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals with substance-use disorder (SUD) often have co-occurring mental health disorders and decreased executive function, both of which are barriers to sustained rehabilitation. Clients with severe SUD can be institutionalized in The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care but are difficult to engage and dropout rates remain high. Recent studies suggest that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an effective treatment for mental health and SUD.
objectivesThe overall aims of the present pilot study were to explore a manual-based ACT intervention for clients institutionalized for severe SUD and to describe the effects on mental health, psychological flexibility, and executive function. This pilot study is the first to use a manual-based ACT intervention within an inpatient context.
methodsEighteen participants received a seven-session ACT intervention tailored for SUD. Statistical analyses were performed for the complete data (n=18) and on an individual level of follow-up data for each participant. In order to follow and describe changes, the strategy was to assess the change in 13 clinical scales from pre-intervention to post-intervention.
resultsResults suggested that there was no change in mental health and a trend implying positive changes for psychological flexibility and for 9 of 10 executive functions (e.g., inhibitory control, task monitoring, and emotional control).
conclusionThe pilot study suggests clinical gains in psychological flexibility and executive functions both at the Institution regulated by the Care of Alcoholics and Drugabuser Act (also known as LVM home) and at the individual level. Since the sample size does not provide adequate statistical power to generalize and to draw firm conclusions concerning intervention effects, findings are descriptive and preliminary in nature. Further development and implementation of ACT on a larger scale study, including the maintenance phase and a follow-up, is needed.
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