One-day acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop improves anxiety but not vascular function or inflammation in adults with moderate to high anxiety levels in a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: General hospital psychiatry Vol. 73; pp. 64 - 70
• Main Authors: Fiedorowicz, Jess G., Dindo, Lilian, Ajibewa, Tiwaloluwa, Persons, Jane, Marchman, James, Holwerda, Seth W., Abosi, Oluchi J., DuBose, Lyndsey E., Wooldridge, Nealy, Myers, Janie, Stroud, Amy K., Dubishar, Kaitlyn, Liu, Zhuangzhuang, Pierce, Gary L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety - therapy; Anxiety Disorders; Arterial stiffness; C-reactive protein; Endothelial function; Humans; Inflammation - therapy; Middle Aged; Pulse Wave Analysis; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; Anxiety; C-reactive protein; Endothelial function; Acceptance and commitment therapy; Arterial stiffness

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a behavioral intervention demonstrating sustained improvements in anxiety in individuals with chronic anxiety and psychological distress. Because anxiety disorders are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), we hypothesized that a n...