Premature excitement or promising direction? The application of Acceptance and Committment Therapy to persisting psychotic symptoms

Frances Shawyer; John Farhall; Neil Arthur Thomas

Premature excitement or promising direction? The application of Acceptance and Committment Therapy to persisting psychotic symptoms

Frances Shawyer, John Farhall, Neil Arthur Thomas

Psychiatry Monash Health

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Abstract

Acceptance and commitment therapy, known as ACT is a relatively new therapy, with its major text being published in 1999 (Hayes, Strosahl, Wilson, 1999). Over the decade since then it has grown rapidly in popularity and been applied to a wide range of disorders. A small number of research studies have applied it to consumers who have serious mental illnesses such as psychosis and borderline personality disorder. This paper outlines the therapy, considers the current status of evidence for its application to working with people who have persisting psychotic symptoms, and describe a randomised controlled trial currently underway.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	YOU - Your Family, Your Community, Your Mental Health: The Path Ahead
Editors	Sadie Robertson, Cathy Issakidis, Kevin Kellehear, Vivienne Miller, Bernadette Wright, Janet Peters, Margaret Goding, John Farhall
Place of Publication	Perth, Western Australia
Publisher	The MHS Learning Network
Pages	73 - 77
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780975765357
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Mental Health Services (MHS) Conference 2009: YOU - Your Family, Your Community, Your Mental Health: The Path Ahead - Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Australia Duration: 1 Sept 2009 → 4 Sept 2009

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Conference	Mental Health Services (MHS) Conference 2009
Abbreviated title	TheMHS 2009
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Perth
Period	1/09/09 → 4/09/09

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Shawyer, F., Farhall, J., & Thomas, N. A. (2010). Premature excitement or promising direction? The application of Acceptance and Committment Therapy to persisting psychotic symptoms. In S. Robertson, C. Issakidis, K. Kellehear, V. Miller, B. Wright, J. Peters, M. Goding, & J. Farhall (Eds.), YOU - Your Family, Your Community, Your Mental Health: The Path Ahead (pp. 73 - 77). The MHS Learning Network.

Shawyer, Frances ; Farhall, John ; Thomas, Neil Arthur. / Premature excitement or promising direction? The application of Acceptance and Committment Therapy to persisting psychotic symptoms. YOU - Your Family, Your Community, Your Mental Health: The Path Ahead. editor / Sadie Robertson ; Cathy Issakidis ; Kevin Kellehear ; Vivienne Miller ; Bernadette Wright ; Janet Peters ; Margaret Goding ; John Farhall. Perth, Western Australia : The MHS Learning Network, 2010. pp. 73 - 77

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Premature excitement or promising direction? The application of Acceptance and Committment Therapy to persisting psychotic symptoms. / Shawyer, Frances; Farhall, John; Thomas, Neil Arthur.
YOU - Your Family, Your Community, Your Mental Health: The Path Ahead. ed. / Sadie Robertson; Cathy Issakidis; Kevin Kellehear; Vivienne Miller; Bernadette Wright; Janet Peters; Margaret Goding; John Farhall. Perth, Western Australia: The MHS Learning Network, 2010. p. 73 - 77.

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