The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy in psychosis treatment: A systematic review

What is it about?

To identify, evaluate, and synthesize existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the treatment of psychotic disorders and to integrate this knowledge and experience into the nursing literature.

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Why is it important?

Some concepts and ideas that ACT has adopted run parallel to the basic philosophy of psychiatric nurses. ACT, for example, (a) emphasizes the egalitarian relationship between the individual and the counselor, (b) emphasizes the individual's experience of contributing to the change process, (c) emphasizes that each individual is valuable, that there is a potential for change, (d) asserts that every act of the individual has a meaning, (e) adopts a flexible approach, (f) based on an individual‐centered and transdiagnostic approach. In this context, the philosophical approach adopted by psychiatric nurses is not contradicted. Thus, ACT can be implemented by psychiatric nurses to overcome significant obstacles in the treatment of individuals with psychotic disorders. In this respect, the results of studies in which ACT is tested in psychotic disorders are very important for psychiatric nurses. It is assumed that by integrating ACT, psychiatric nurses will achieve beneficial results in the psychosocial treatment of patients by conducting group therapies. For this reason, the results of ACT in this group of patients are thought to be helpful for the psychiatric nurses who are working with patients on a daily basis and to the literature related to this field.

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