Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

• Newly formed: Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative Special Interest Group!
• Newly formed: RFT Special Interest Group!
• World Conference VIII had record attendance at over 500 participants! View the conference Powerpoint Presentations (as they become available)
• Join us in Parma, Italy July 13-15, 2011 for ACBS Annual World Conference IX!!
• ACBS Chapters and SIGs: Begin networking, training, sharing and learning in your community or area of interest! Click here for help forming a Chapter
• Read about our 2010-2011 board members

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• Child's Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young
• For Scholars, Web Changes Sacred Rite of Peer Review
• Association for Psychological Science: The Future of Clinical Psychology
• The Trouble with Using Undergrads in Research
• D-cycloserine + Behavior Therapy May Prevent Cocaine Relapse
• Is Emotional Pain Necessary?
• Does Language Influence Culture?
• Therapist Competence Matters -- And More for Some Patients than Others
• Depressing News About Antidepressants

• Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy: FREE downloads from Rutgers University

• “Challenging the ‘Dis-Ease’ Model” of psychological disorders for the DSM-V

• Why Don’t I Feel Better? The Truth About Positive Affirmations

• ACT/RFT Reader's Update: Final 2009 Review now available!
• Leading ACT Researchers Interviewed at 2010 Conference: Listen Here!
• Spring, 2010 ACT and RFT articles in The Psychological Record.
• Contribute to the site: Use our Newly Revised Step-By-Step Guide to Adding New Content for tips.
• ACBS Spotlight: Bridging the RFT - Clinical Process Gap

• A new review is available by Francisco Ruiz: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Empirical Evidence: Correlational, Experimental Psychopathology, Component and Outcome Studies

• Gaudiano's second reply to Öst is a new addition to the Criticisms of ACT page, which captures the ongoing debate about the ACT scientific strategy, the state of the data, and its relative effectiveness.

• The RFT Tutorial is newly improved and back online!!