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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Integration for Values Engagement in Consultation- Liaison Psychiatry (ACTIVE CLP): Pilot Study for ACT-Based Skills Training in Medically Hospitalized Patients

Despite decades of evidence to suggest its effectiveness, the medical community has been slow to adopt Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a psychotherapy aimed at promoting meaningful behavior change through awareness of one’s values and acceptance of one’s circumstances and limitations. At its core, ACT teaches the individual to divert their awareness away from “fixing …