title: [Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and addiction: a literature review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a recent form of cognitive behavioural therapy, based on the relational frame theory (RFT). act is being used to treat a wide range of problems, including addiction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the literature on the use of act to treat addiction.
  
  
  METHODS
  We searched the literature systematically using PubMed en Psycinfo.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found 16 studies, 10 of which were rct's. Eight studies dealt with drug problems or mixed substance problems, 7 studies focused on cigarette smoking, and only 1 publication concerned alcohol treatment. The majority of studies reported positive results for act following treatment and at follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although more research is needed, act is shown itself to be a promising treatment for addiction.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Groot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morrens
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dom
mesh_terms: D064869:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome