Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2020
Development and evaluation of an 1-day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy workshop for Veterans with comorbid chronic pain, TBI, and psychological distress: Outcomes from a pilot study.
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One-Day Life Skills Workshop for Veterans With TBI, Pain and Psychopathology
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Psychological Flexibility in People With Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
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- How completely are randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions following concussion reported? A systematic review.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review on integrated care for traumatic brain injury, mental health, and substance use.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Veterans' perspectives on two transdiagnostic group workshops to improve military to civilian reintegration: A comparative thematic analysis.Psychological services · 2026Trial
- A Model for Implementing Psychotherapy for Individuals With Cognitive Impairments.Clinical gerontologist · 2026Article
- Brain injury, mental health and substance use in homeless populations: community-generated recommendations for healthcare service delivery and research.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for enhancing mental health in military personnel: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Understanding the barriers and facilitators of healthcare services for brain injury and concurrent mental health and substance use issues: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Ten Priorities for Research Addressing the Intersections of Brain Injury, Mental Health and Addictions: A Stakeholder-Driven Priority-Setting Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Demystifying the virtualization process: A call for standard reporting of virtual modifications to evidence-based psychotherapies, using the FRAME model.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Changes in State and Trait Anxiety Throughout Concussion Recovery in High School- and College-Aged Individuals.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for co-occurring gambling disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: a narrative review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Review
- Efficacy and mechanisms of mobile application-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in China: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Training for Veterans with Polytrauma: A randomized controlled trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Single-Session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Interventions for Patients with Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo 1) develop and refine a 1-day trans-diagnostic psychotherapeutic "ACT on Life" workshop tailored for Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury, stress-based psychopathology, and pain; 2) examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of this intervention.
settingA Veterans Health Administration medical center.
participantsVeterans returning from Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn with mild TBI, stress-based psychopathology, and chronic pain.
designPhase I involved development of the intervention by experts and subsequent refinement based on Veteran feedback (N = 11). Phase II was a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of the revised intervention (N = 20) to treatment as usual (TAU; N = 12). MAIN MEASURES: For phase I, qualitative feedback at 2 weeks and 3 months post-workshop was obtained from Veterans. For phase II, quantitative measures included the PTSD Checklist, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, Military-to-Civilian Questionnaire, WHO-Disability Assessment Schedule, Brief Pain Inventory, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire.
resultsVeterans found the workshop acceptable, innovative and useful. Quantitative data from phase II suggested that participants in the ACT group, relative to TAU, showed improvement in psychiatric symptoms, functioning, and reintegration 3 months post-workshop. Unexpectedly, pain interference was lower in the TAU group at follow-up.
conclusionsPreliminary results support the feasibility, acceptability, and promising effects on psychological distress and community reintegration of this 1-day, transdiagnostic workshop for Veterans. Future research examining the effectiveness of this workshop with a larger sample size is necessary.
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