THE ACT MATRIX CAN BOOST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACT THERAPY.

At ACBS 2016 World Conference in Seattle, Michel Reyes, Nathalia Vargas and Edgar Miranda from Mexico City presented the first study comparing ACT vs Matrix-enhanced ACT for Borderline Personality Disorder. They found that  the ACT Matrix significantly enhances the effectiveness of ACT. In a previous study presented in Berlin 2015, they had found that an 18-weeks ACT intervention was as effective as 36 weeks of Dialectical Behavior Therapy-inspired treatment. This suggests that ACT may be effective for one of the reputedly most difficult to treat population and that the Matrix may make ACT even more effective.

 

 

Picture : Claudia Ramirez, Nathalia Vargas, Michel Reyes, Edgar Miranda, Benjamin Schoendorff