A Preliminary Investigation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Marijuana Dependence in Adults

Autor/inn/en	Twohig, Michael P.; Shoenberger, Deacon; Hayes, Steven C.
Titel	A Preliminary Investigation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Marijuana Dependence in Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40 (2007) 4, S.619-632 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Marijuana; Therapy; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Adults; Evaluation Criteria; Withdrawal (Psychology); Drug Rehabilitation; Outcomes of Treatment; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Drug Use Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Angst; Rückzugsverhalten; Drogentherapie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	In this investigation, 3 adults who met criteria for marijuana dependence were treated using an abbreviated version of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The treatment was delivered in eight weekly 90-min individual sessions. The effects of the intervention were assessed using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline across participants design. Self-reported marijuana use, confirmed through oral swabs, reached zero levels for all participants at posttreatment. At a 3-month follow-up, 1 participant was still abstinent and the other 2 were using but at a lower average level of consumption compared to baseline. Depression, anxiety, withdrawal symptoms, and general levels of experiential avoidance generally improved. This preliminary test suggests that additional development and testing of ACT for marijuana use are warranted. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10