Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fibromyalgia: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Replicated Single-Case Design

Table 1

Psychological components of the program.

Session	Component	Goal
1	Psychoeducation	Brief description of the most prominent symptoms of FM and their interference in the daily activities and emotional functioning. In the group condition, it also included rules and structure
	Motivation for change	Motivation for changing our behavior patterns
2	Acceptance	Learning to be in contact with internal bodily sensations (i.e., pain), even if they are unpleasant. Willingness to accept them as they are in the way of achieving a more meaningful life
	Mindfulness
	Cognitive defusion	Experiencing sensations as they are and not the way the mind says they are
	Self as observer	Identification of the observer self
3	Values	Clarification of personal, professional, and health-related values
	Committed action	Taking value-driven actions
4	Compassion	Learning self-care techniques (compassion)
5	Relapse prevention	Revision of acquired abilities
		Anticipation of future difficulties and barriers and detection of skills to be used in such scenarios