WISE CHOICESAcceptance and commitment therapy groups

for people with borderline personality disorder

BOOK LAUNCH

The first acceptance and commitment therapy treatment manual for people with borderline personality disorder.

Written by Spectrum staff

Jane Morton Leanne Shaw

andMichelle Gopold Natasha TisburyKatie Wyman

The treatment manual for a successful randomised control trial

CHANGE OVER 12 SESSIONS MIXED MODEL ANALYSES OF PRE AND POST SCORES ACT + TAU (N=21) COMPARED WITH TAU (N=20)

Less fear of emotion (Affect Control Scale) (p=.002) ** Less hopeless (Beck Hopelessness Scale) (p=.006) ** More able to handle difficult emotions (Disorders of Emotion Reg Scale) (p=.008)** More psychological flexibility (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire 2) (p=.010)**

Less anxious (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale) (p=.025)* More mindfulness skills (Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire) (p=.028) * Less BPD symptoms (Borderline Evaluation of Severity Test) (p=.028)*

All large to very large (>.14) effect sizes.

Dr Russ Harris says:

Professor Steven Hayes says:

Professor Brin Grenyer says: