A preliminary investigation of acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for chronic skin picking |
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Authors: | Twohig Michael P Hayes Steven C Masuda Akihiko |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Mail Stop 298, Reno, NV 89557-0062, USA. twohigm@unr.nevada.edu |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of a deliberately limited version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for chronic skin picking was evaluated in a pair of multiple baseline across participants designs. Self-monitoring of skin picking showed that four of the five participants reached near zero levels of picking by post-treatment, but these gains were not fully maintained for three of the four participants at follow-up. The findings of the self-reported skin picking were generally corroborated by ratings of photographs of the damaged areas and by ratings on a validated measure of skin picking severity. All participants rated the intervention as socially acceptable, and reductions were found on measures of anxiety, depression, and experiential avoidance for most participants as a result of the intervention. Results support the construction of more comprehensive ACT protocols for skin picking. |
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Keywords: | Acceptance Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT Cognitive therapy Skin picking Treatment |
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