BACKGROUND: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a recent form of cognitive behavioural therapy, based on the relational frame theory (RFT). act is being used to treat a wide range of problems, including addiction. AIM: To review the literature on the use of act to treat addiction. METHOD: We searched the literature systematically using PubMed en Psycinfo. RESULTS: We found 16 studies, 10 of which were rct's. Eight studies dealt with drug problems or mixed substance problems, 7 studies focused on cigarette smoking, and only 1 publication concerned alcohol treatment. The majority of studies reported positive results for act following treatment and at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Although more research is needed, act is shown itself to be a promising treatment for addiction.
BACKGROUND: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a recent form of cognitive behavioural therapy, based on the relational frame theory (RFT). act is being used to treat a wide range of problems, including addiction. AIM: To review the literature on the use of act to treat addiction. METHOD: We searched the literature systematically using PubMed en Psycinfo. RESULTS: We found 16 studies, 10 of which were rct's. Eight studies dealt with drug problems or mixed substance problems, 7 studies focused on cigarette smoking, and only 1 publication concerned alcohol treatment. The majority of studies reported positive results for act following treatment and at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Although more research is needed, act is shown itself to be a promising treatment for addiction.