Table 1.

Overview of the BrainACT treatment programme

Topic	Content
Values	Value exploration and difference between goals and actions
Committed action and Mindfulness	Committed action on the long and short term in relation to values, education about mindfulness, and practising contact with the present moment
Effect of control	Creative hopelessness; the undeniability of human suffering and the long-term consequences of trying to control it
Acceptance	Introducing acceptance as an alternative to control
Defusion	Changing the relationship with thoughts, naming the mind
Self-as-context	Changing the relationship with thoughts about oneself and introducing the constant self
Defusion and Mindfulness	Review and exercises on defusion and mindfulness
Psychological flexibility	Review of the different core components, explanation on how these skills together lead to psychological flexibility, and preparation on relapse and setbacks