Knowledge hub: Mental health

Everything we do is about mental health. These articles explore specific issues, approaches and research that can be useful to understand from a mental health perspective when implementing ACT.

ACT in the workplace

Recent statistics reveal that a significant proportion of British work ...

Addiction and ACT

What is addiction? Addiction is a complex condition characterised by c ...

ADHD and ACT

What is ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neu ...

Anger and ACT

What is anger? Anger is a complex and powerful emotion that is experie ...

Anxiety and ACT

What is anxiety? Anxiety is a complex and multifaceted emotional, phys ...

Autism and ACT

What is autism? Autism (sometimes referred to as autistic spectrum con ...

Chronic pain and ACT

What is chronic pain? Chronic pain refers to persistent or long-lastin ...

Creative hopelessness and ACT

What is creative hopelessness? Creative hopelessness is a term used in ...

Depression and ACT

What is depression? Depression is a mental health condition characteri ...

Eating disorders and ACT

What is an eating disorder? An eating disorder is a serious mental hea ...

Grief and ACT

What is grief? Grief is a deep emotional response to loss, particularl ...

Imposter syndrome and ACT

What is imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenom ...

Mental health and ACT

What is mental health? Mental health refers to a person’s emotio ...

Mindfulness and ACT

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a practice that involves bringing ...

Neurodiversity and ACT

What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a concept that recognises an ...

OCD and ACT

What is OCD? OCD stands for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is a men ...

Perfectionism and ACT

What is perfectionism? Perfectionism is a personality trait characteri ...

Perinatal mental health and ACT

What do we mean when we refer to perinatal mental health? Perinatal me ...

Phobias and ACT

What is a phobia? A phobia is an excessive and unrealistic fear of a s ...

Procrastination and ACT

What is procrastination? Procrastination refers to the act of delaying ...

Psychological flexibility

Embracing change for a meaningful life What is psychological flexibili ...

Psychosis and ACT

What is psychosis? Psychosis is a complex mental health condition char ...

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria and ACT

What is rejection sensitivity dysphoria? Rejection sensitivity dysphor ...

Self-esteem and ACT

What is self-esteem? Self-esteem refers to the overall subjective eval ...

Self-harm and suicidality in young people

Helping with self-harm and suicidality in therapy with young people is ...

Self-harm, suicidality and ACT

What is self-harm and suicidality? While self-harm and suicidality can ...

Sleep problems and ACT

What can be defined as a sleep problem? Sleep problems, also known as ...

Stress and ACT

What is stress? Stress is a physiological and psychological response t ...

Trauma and ACT

What is trauma? Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing ex ...