Treatment Protocols
ACT for OCD (Adults): This is an eight-session weekly ACT manual for OCD. Exposures are not included in this protocol.
For more information please see: Twohig, M. P., Hayes, S. C., Plumb, J. C., Pruitt, L. D., Collins, A. B., Hazlett-Stevens, H., & Woidneck, M. R. (2010). A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy versus progressive relaxation training for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(5), 705-716. doi:10.1037/a0020508 |
ACT for OCD (Adolescents): This protocol has been designed for youth 12 to 17 and is administered in eight to ten weekly sessions lasting one hour.
For more information please see: Armstrong, A. B., Morrison, K. L., & Twohig, M. P. (2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescent obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 27, 175-190. |
Parent Facilitated ACT for Pediatric OCD: This is a 9-session protocol for children with OCD.
For more information please see: Barney, J. Y., Field, C. E., Morrison, K. L., & Twohig, M. P. (2017). Treatment of pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder utilizing parent-facilitated acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Psychology in the Schools, 54, 88-100. |
ACT+ERP for OCD: This is a 16-session twice-weekly therapist manual for OCD describing ERP conducted from an ACT framework.
For more information please see: Twohig, M. P., Abramowitz, J. S., Smith, B. M., Fabricant, L. E., Jacoby, R. J., Morrison, K. L., . . . Lederman, T. (2018). Adding acceptance and commitment therapy to exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 108, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.06.005 |
ACT for Compulsive Pornography Use: This is a 12-session weekly ACT manual for compulsive or problematic pornography use.
For more information please see: Crosby, J. M., & Twohig, M. P. (2016). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Problematic Internet Pornography Use: A Randomized Trial. Behavior Therapy, 47, 355-366. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.02.001 |
ACT for Impulsive Decision Making: This is an eight-session ACT
manual for impulsive decision making. Problematic behaviors associated
with impulsive decision making include substance use, procrastination,
and overeating.
For more information please see: Morrison, K. L., Smith, B. M., Ong, C. W., Lee, E. B., Friedel, J. E., Odum, A., Madden, G. J., Ledermann, T., Rung, J., & Twohig, M. P. (in press). Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on impulsive decision making. Behavior Modification |
ACT for Trichotillomania: A therapist manual and workbook on ACT for trichotillomania are available for purchase online (see links below).
Therapist manual: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trichotillomania-9780195336030?cc=us&lang=en&
Workbook: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trichotillomania-9780195336054?lang=en&cc=us
Therapist manual: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trichotillomania-9780195336030?cc=us&lang=en&
Workbook: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trichotillomania-9780195336054?lang=en&cc=us