Aproximación al abordaje clínico de los síntomas psicóticos desde la Aceptación

Abstract

This paper offers a revision of the research of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in the treatment of psychotic symptoms. First the Therapy is briefly exposed, as well as its main objectives, the canonical procedure and the more common techniques. Then, the required fittings for adapting ACT to psychotic symptoms are analyzed. The main empirical evidence of the efficacy of ACT in this field are two controlled randomized trials, which are exposed and discussed. Three case-studies relating hallucinations, delusions and negative symptoms are also presented. Lastly, similarities between ACT and other therapeutic acceptance-approaches are exposed. The paper ends proposing a
more social emphasis in the application of ACT to psychotic symptoms.