Beyond Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Process-Based Therapy

Authors

Clarissa W. Ong, Utah State UniversityFollow
Michael E. Levin, Utah State UniversityFollow
Michael P. Twohig, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

The Psychological Record

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2020

First Page

1

Last Page

29

Abstract

This article describes process-based therapy (PBT) as a natural evolution toward more effective and efficient mental healthcare. Using acceptance and commitment therapy as an example of an early prototype of PBT, this paper explicates the broader features of PBT and the shift in mindset researchers and clinicians will need to take to fully embrace PBT with respect to assessment, conceptualization, and intervention. In addition, the paper enumerates challenges to implementing the PBT model and proposes recommendations for circumventing these challenges in the areas of theory development, research methodology, and clinical practice. Finally, we make the argument shifting to PBT is the logical next step for our field.

Comments

This is a pre-print of an article published in The Psychological Record.

Recommended Citation

Ong, C. W., Levin, M. E., & Twohig, M. P. (2020). Beyond acceptance and commitment therapy: Process-based therapy. The Psychological Record.