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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change
A 1999 clinical book by Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl and Kelly G. Wilson introducing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Book details
Author of listed edition: Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl and Kelly G. Wilson
Edition: First edition, 1999
Publisher: Guilford Press
Edition year: 1999
Language and origin: English (United States)
Form and genre: Clinical & Theoretical Monograph
Level: Advanced
Historical era: 1980–2009 · Evidence-Based, Trauma & Integrative Era
Covers: Functional contextualism and relational frame theory; Experiential avoidance and acceptance; Clinical exercises and examples
APA 7th reference: Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (1999). Acceptance and commitment therapy: An experiential approach to behavior change. Guilford Press.
What it is
The first edition of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change was published by Guilford Press in 1999. A later second edition has a different subtitle, The Process and Practice of Mindful Change.
What it covers
The library catalogue lists chapters on functional contextualism, relational frame theory, experiential avoidance and clinical exercises. These are descriptions of the book’s subject matter, not conclusions about treatment effectiveness.
Reading this record
This catalogue entry identifies the book and its subjects. It is not a clinical recommendation or an assessment of evidence for ACT. The first edition’s ISBN and cover have not been verified against both the publisher and a library catalogue for this record.
Sources and inspection notes
Supports: First-edition title, authors, publisher, year and table of contents; catalogue record only.
Guilford Press. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Second Edition: prior editions.
Supports: First-edition copyright year and second-edition title; publisher edition information, not the full text.