Books authored, co-authored, edited, or prefaced by Steve.
ACT Related Books
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2005)
by Steven C. Hayes with Spencer Smith
[A general purpose ACT workbook. RCTs show that it works as an aid to ACT or on its own, but it will also keep new ACT therapists well oriented]
Acceptance & Mindfulness Treatments for Children & Adolescents: A Practitioner's Guide (2008)
Edited by Laurie A. Greco and Steven C. Hayes
[Shows how the changes in the behavioral and cognitive therapies, which ACT is a part of, can be relevant for children and adolescents]
ACT Verbatim for Depression & Anxiety: Annotated Transcripts for Learning Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (2008)
by Michael Twohig and Steven C. Hayes
[Good example of ACT in actual practice]
Learning Act: An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Skills-Training Manual for Therapists (2007)
by Jason B. Luoma, Steven C. Hayes, and Robyn D. Walser
[A step by step learning companion for the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy book. Very practical and helpful. Great book.]
The Diabetes Lifestyle Book: Facing Your Fears & Making Changes for a Long & Healthy Life (2007)
by Jennifer A. Gregg, Glenn M. Callaghan, Steven C. Hayes, and Michael Singer
[You cannot tell from the title but this is a book applying ACT to diabetes management]
Act on Life Not on Anger: The New Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger (2006)
by Georg H. Eifert, Matthew McKay, and John P. Forsyth. Foreword by Steven C. Hayes
[The first book to adapt ACT principles to dealing with anger. It teaches readers how to change their relationship to anger by accepting rather than resisting angry feelings and learning to make values-based responses to provocation. Has been tested successfully in a small randomized trial.]
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Chronic Pain (2005)
by Joanne Dahl, Kelly G. Wilson, Carmen Luciano, and Steven C. Hayes
[Describes an ACT approach to chronic pain. Very accessible and readable. One of the better clinical expositions on how to do ACT values work.]
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Practitioner's Treatment Guide to Using Mindfulness, Acceptance, And Values-Based Behavior Change Strategies (2005)
by Georg H. Eifert and John P. Forsyth. Foreword by Steven C. Hayes
[Good book with a protocol that shows how to mix ACT processes into a brief therapy for anxiety disorders].
A Practical Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2004)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes and Kirk D. Strosahl
[Shows how to do ACT with a variety of populations]
The Anorexia Workbook: How to Accept Yourself, Heal Your Suffering, and Reclaim Your Life (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (2004)
by Michelle Heffner and Georg H. Eifert. Foreword by Steven C. Hayes
[An eating disorders patient workbook on ACT.]
Acceptance andCommitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change (2003)
by Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly G. Wilson
[This is still the main ACT book but it should no longer stand alone. A revision will be out in 2009.]
Acceptance and Change: Content and Context in Psychotherapy (1994)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Neil S. Jacobson, Victoria M. Follette, and Michael J. Dougher
[Some of the fellow travelers. This was the book length summary of the 3
rd wave that was coming. Still relevant]
Therapy Related Books
Scientific Standards of Psychological Practice: Issues and Recommendations (2007)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette, Robyn M. Dawes, and Kathleen E. Grady
Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition (2004)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette, and Marsha M. Linehan
[Shows how ACT is part of a change in the behavioral and cognitive therapies more generally]
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Applying Empirically Supported Techniques in Your Practice (2003)
Edited by William T. O'Donohue, Jane E. Fisher, and Steven C. Hayes
Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Positioning Mental Health Practice with Medical/Surgical Practice (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) (2001)
Edited by Nicholas A. Cummings, William O'Donohue, Steven C. Hayes, and Victoria M. Follette
The Scientist Practitioner: Research and Accountability in the Age of Managed Care (1999)
by Steven C. Hayes, David H. Barlow, and Rosemary O. Nelson-Gray
Prescription Privileges for Psychologists: A Critical Appraisal (1998)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes and Elaine M. Heiby
Conceptual Foundations of Behavioral Assessment (1986)
Edited by Rosemary O. Nelson and Steven C. Hayes
Behavior Analysis and Language
Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition (2001)
by Steven C. Hayes, Dermot Barnes-Holmes, and Bryan Roche
[Not for the faint of heart, but if you want a treatment that is grounded on a solid foundation of basic work, you’ve got it. This book is the foundation.]
Rule-Governed Behavior: Cognition, Contingencies, and Instructional Control (2004)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes
Visual Basic for Behavioral Psychologists (2003)
by Mark R. Dixon and Otto H. Maclin. Foreword by Steven C. Hayes
A History of the Behavioral Therapies: Founders' Personal Histories (2001)
Edited by William T. O'Donohue, Deborah A. Henderson, Steven C. Hayes, and Jane E. Fisher
Varieties of Scientific Contextualism (1993)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Linda J. Hayes, Hayne W. Reese, and Theodore R. Sarbin
[If you get interested in the philosophical foundation of ACT, this will help]
Behavior Analysis of Language & Cognition: The Fourth International Institute on Verbal Relations (1994)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Linda J. Hayes, Masaya Sato, and Koichi Ono
Understanding Verbal Relations (International Institute on Verbal Relations Series) (1992)
Edited by Steven C. Hayes and Linda J. Hayes
Environmental Problems/Behavioral Solutions (Environment and Behavior) (1985)
Edited by John D. Cone and Steven C. Hayes
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