ArticleBMC psychiatry2020
Feasibility of group-based acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents (AHEAD) with multiple functional somatic syndromes: a pilot study.
Article in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04464447 (Feasibility of Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Feasibility of Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents (AHEAD) With Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Pilot Study
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome.BMJ paediatrics open · 2021Trial
- Current psychological intervention alternatives for the treatment of paediatric headaches: a narrative review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Review
- Acceptance and commitment coaching for music performance anxiety in adolescent singers.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Psychological flexibility and global health in young adults with and without a self-reported functional somatic syndrome: a preliminary investigation.Psychology, health & medicine · 2023Article
- 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
- Clinical Impact of Systematic Assessment and Psychoeducation in Specialized Treatment of Adolescents with Severe Functional Somatic Disorders: Results from the AHEAD Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (AHEAD) for adolescents with multiple functional somatic syndromes: A randomised trial.JCPP advances · 2021Article
- Evidence-Based Mind-Body Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Functional Neurological Disorder.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundRecurrent and impairing functional somatic syndromes (FSS) are common in adolescents. Despite a high need for care, empirically supported treatments are lacking for youth. The aim of this uncontrolled pilot study was to assess feasibility and treatment potential of a new intervention with group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a generic treatment approach for adolescents with multiple FSS.
methodsTwenty-one patients received 'ACT for Health in Adolescents' (AHEAD) (30 h), specifically developed for adolescents (aged 15-19 years) with moderate to severe FSS. Close relatives attended an information meeting to facilitate support of the patients throughout treatment. Treatment satisfaction was evaluated by means of self-report and relatives' impressions. Self-reported physical health at 3 months follow-up (FU) after end of treatment was the primary outcome whereas secondary outcomes included symptom burden, limitation due to symptoms, illness worry, emotional distress and physical and emotional symptoms. Treatment targets were assessed by measures on illness behaviour, illness perception and psychological inflexibility.
resultsNineteen patients (90.5%) completed the treatment with a high overall attendance rate of 93%. All would recommend the treatment to a friend with similar problems. Close relatives rated it valuable to participate in an information meeting. Patients' physical health improved significantly from assessment to FU with a clinically relevant mean change of 8.9 points (95% CI [5.4; 12.4]; SRM 0.91 [0.26;1.57]). Improvement was also seen on all secondary outcome measures, from assessment to FU. Maladaptive illness behaviours and perceptions as well as psychological inflexibility showed a significant decline from assessment to FU.
conclusionAHEAD was feasible and potentially efficacious and warrants testing in a larger clinical trial.
trial registrationClinical Trials gov NCT04464447 , registration date July 9th, 2020. Retrospectively registered.
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