title: Riding the waves: A functional-cognitive perspective on the relations among behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
abstract: Different types of therapy explain psychopathology and the effects of psychotherapy differently. Different explanations are, however, not necessarily mutually exclusive. Based on the idea that functional and cognitive explanations are situated at different levels, we argue that functional therapies such as traditional Behaviour Therapy (BT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are not necessarily incompatible with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Whether a functional and a cognitive therapy actually align depends on whether they highlight the same type of environmental causes. This functional-cognitive perspective reveals various differences and communalities among BT, CBT and ACT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Houwer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland at Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barnes-Holmes
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland at Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland.
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barnes-Holmes
mesh_terms: D064869:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003071:Cognition; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans
keywords: Acceptance and commitment therapy; Behaviour therapy; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Psychotherapy