Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility, Suicidal Ideation, Depression, and Hopelessness in Conscripts

Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on cognitive flexibility, suicidal ideation, depression, hopelessness in conscripts. Methods: In this clinical trial with a pretest/posttest design using control group, 60 conscripts were selected through convenience sampling method from among those referred military counseling centers Khorasan Razavi Province Iran 2019, randomly assigned into intervention (n=30) groups. group received ACT therapy at eight weekly 90-min sessions, while no treatment. pretest posttest phases, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation, Depression Inventory-II, Hopelessness completed by both Data analysis was performed independent ‎‎t-test covariance. Results: significantly led increased flexibility its components (P=0.001) reduced thoughts (P=0.001), depression (P=0.002). Conclusion: can reduce ideation increasing their flexibility.