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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Comorbid Eating Pathology
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Juarascio, Adrienne S.; Forman, Evan M.; Herbert, James D. – Behavior Modification, 2010
Previous research has indicated that although eating pathology is prevalent in college populations, both CBT and non-CBT-based therapies achieve only limited effectiveness. The current study examined several questions related to the treatment of eating pathology within the context of a larger randomized controlled trial that compared standard CBT…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Pathology, Cognitive Restructuring, Therapy
A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
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Forman, Evan M.; Herbert, James D.; Moitra, Ethan; Yeomans, Peter D.; Geller, Pamela A. – Behavior Modification, 2007
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has a small but growing database of support. One hundred and one heterogeneous outpatients reporting moderate to severe levels of anxiety or depression were randomly assigned to traditional cognitive therapy (CT) or to ACT. To maximize external validity, the authors utilized very minimal exclusion criteria.…
Descriptors: Therapy, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Restructuring
Effect of Intense Lifestyle Modification and Cardiac Rehabilitation on Psychosocial Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Quality of Life
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Aldana, Steven G.; Whitmer, William R.; Greenlaw, Roger; Avins, Andrew L.; Thomas, Dean; Salberg, Audrey; Greenwell, Andrea; Lipsenthal, Lee; Fellingham, Gill W. – Behavior Modification, 2006
This study examined the effect of the Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and cardiac rehabilitation(CR) on psychosocial risk factors and quality of life in patients with confirmed coronary artery disease. Participants had previously undergone a revascularization procedure. The 84 patients self-selected to participate in the Ornish Program…
Descriptors: Life Style, Depression (Psychology), Behavior Modification, Heart Disorders