An important aspect of psychotherapy research is the examination of the theoretical models underlying intervention approaches. Laboratory-based component research is one useful methodology for this endeavor as it provides an experimental means of testing questions related to intervention components and the change process they engage with a high level of control and precision. A meta-analysis wa...

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention that originated in Eastern meditation practices. It has been described as “bringing one’s complete attention to the present experience on a moment-to-moment basis” (Marlatt & Kristeller, 1999, p. 68) and as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally” (Kabat-Zinn, 1994, p. 4). The ability to direct one’s ...

Some contemporary theorists and clinicians champion acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), over cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for the treatment of emotional disorders. The objective of this article is to juxtapose these two treatment approaches, synthesize, and clarify the differences between them. The two treatment modalities can b...

treatments of GAD. In addition to these important developments in theory and intervention, we believe that an explicit integration of mindfulness and acceptance perspectives into existing models, empirical study, and treatments of GAD may improve the efficacy and breadth of impact of extant interventions. Our goal in this article is to present a conceptual integration of current theory and rese...

This article presents a brief conceptual overview of acceptance-based behavioral therapies (ABBTs) for anxiety disorders, followed by a review and summary of the recent efficacy studies of ABBTs for anxiety and comorbid disorders. We discuss clinical implications, including the importance of targeting reactivity and experiential avoidance in interventions for anxiety disorders through the use o...

Abstract In 2017, Lindsay and Creswell proposed the Monitor Acceptance Theory (MAT) of mindfulness, which a unified testable framework for interpreting predicting different mindfulness effects on attention, affective reactivity, emotion regulation, health-related variables. MAT identifies two basic skills: attention monitoring acceptance. The theory is articulated in main tenets, affirming that...