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A Conceptual and Empirical Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Hoarding
Jennifer Krafft1, Clarissa W Ong2
1Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, 180 Magruder Street, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Abstract:
This review provides a conceptual and empirical overview of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a treatment for hoarding. ACT uses a functional contextual model to conceptualize hoarding as a narrowed behavioral repertoire caused by psychological inflexibility. ACT for hoarding focuses on fostering psychological flexibility to expand the behavioral repertoire in ways that align with values. ACT can be tailored to address common clinical issues in hoarding such as problems in insight and motivation, relational difficulties, and executive dysfunction. Initial evidence from three clinical trials suggests ACT for hoarding is efficacious, but more research is needed.
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