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Critical Essay Topics: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other Approaches to Chronic Pain You are a psychologist working in a Melbourne-based hospital. Brian, aged 57, has been receiving treatment for a back injury sustained in a car accident and has been referred to you for support for chronic pain. Brian has rigid ideas about the pain. He thinks he cannot be physically active if he is in pain and frequently worries that he will never escape the pain. A new colleague who is highly experienced in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has just joined your team. You decide to review the evidence to see if ACT or another therapy might be most appropriate for Brian. What intervention would you recommend for Brian? Starting Readings: Du, S., Dong, J., Jin, S., Zhang, H., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain on functioning: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 131, 59-76..2021.09.022 Simpson, P. A., Mars, T., & Esteves, J. E. (2017). A systematic review of randomised controlled trials using Acceptance and commitment therapy as an intervention in the management of nonmalignant, chronic pain in adults. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 24, 18-31. Need Online Tutoring?