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Exploring Basic Processes Underlying Acceptance and Mindfulness

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Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety

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We know of only two unpublished case reports examining the use of ACT with childhood anxiety disorders. In the first case, ACT was used to treat anxiety-based school refusal behavior in an 11-year-old boy, with gains maintained over a 2-year follow-up period (Wilson & Coyne, 2003). In a second report,ACTwas used with a 10-year-old girl with social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder (Greco, 2002). Core components of ACT were implemented in a 12-week outpatient protocol composed of eight individual and four family sessions. Throughout treatment, the young girl demonstrated improved school attendance. Furthermore, she reported decreases in social anxiety and increases in acceptance and values-consistent behavior at posttreatment and 4-week follow-up. Collectively, clinical and empirical work suggests that ACT can be adapted for children and adolescents experiencing a range of presenting concerns. It is clear, however, that continued treatment development and rigorous empirical evaluation are needed to document the short- and long-term effects of ACT relative to other treatment approaches.

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Zvolensky, M.J., Feldner, M.T., Leen-Feldner, E.W., Yartz, A.R. (2005). Exploring Basic Processes Underlying Acceptance and Mindfulness. In: Orsillo, S.M., Roemer, L. (eds) Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety. Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25989-9_13

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