Utilizing ACT daily as a self-guided app for clients waiting for services at a college counseling center: A pilot study
| Autor: | Jack Haeger, Michael E. Levin, Carter H. Davis |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Taylor & Francis |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Counseling
050103 clinical psychology Universities Pilot Projects Acceptance and commitment therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing medicine Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Center (algebra and category theory) 030212 general & internal medicine Acceptance and Commitment Therapy college counseling centers Students mHealth Depression (differential diagnoses) Educational Psychology 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Self guided anxiety Mobile Applications Mental health depression Anxiety medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Psychology Faculty Publications |
| ISSN: | 1940-3208 0744-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2020.1763366 |
| Popis: | Objective: Considering increasing demands for mental health services at college counseling centers (CCCs), there is a need for cost-effective solutions that avoid depleting stressed CCC resources. This study examined if ACT Daily, a mobile application based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), could serve as an effective self-guided intervention. Participants: 11 individuals on a CCC waitlist suffering from anxiety/depression participated in the study over 2 weeks. Methods: This study implemented a pre-post, open trial design of ACT Daily. Assessments were completed at baseline and 2-week post assessment. Results: Results indicated that ACT Daily was acceptable and that participants improved on depression and anxiety symptoms as well as psychological inflexibility processes over the 2 weeks. App data further indicated significant in-the-moment improvements on depression, anxiety and psychological inflexibility immediately following skill coaching, with these effects becoming larger over time. Conclusions: Mobile apps like ACT Daily could serve as an effective, pre-therapy tool for depressed/anxious students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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