Acceptance and commitment therapy universal prevention program for adolescents: a feasibility study

Abstract Background There is a need to prevent anxiety and depression in young people and mindfulness contains important emotion regulation strategies. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-based therapy, has yet to be evaluated as a prevention program, but has demonstrated an abili...

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Main Authors: Rowan Burckhardt, Vijaya Manicavasagar, Philip J. Batterham, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Fiona Shand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-017-0164-5