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+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 Clinical Perfectionism: This is an addendum for clinical perfectionism to be used with the ACT for OCD protocol. Diagnoses associated with clinical perfectionism include GAD, OCD, and OCPD.
ACT Groups with an Adjunctive Mobile App for GAD: This is a protocol for a 6-session group ACT intervention utilizing an adjunctive mobile app for GAD. 
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