Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis
10.16946/kjsr.2022.25.1.17
- Author:
Euihyeon NA
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From:Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research
2022;25(1):17-21
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
There has been increasing interest in the psychosocial treatment of psychosis based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which has the primary aim of helping people more effectively engage in their lives guided by their values. The approach includes various techniques to change one’s relationship to private experiences, such as hallucination and delusion, rather than rectifying the contents of these experiences. Using the six core processes of the ACT model (hexaflex) tailored to the characteristics of people with psychosis may help alleviate their distress from the symptoms and shape pragmatic value-consistent behaviors. This review introduces the ACT model of psychosis and illustrates the specific ways of applying ACT to people with psychotic experiences.
