The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Therapy (ACT) on Self-Imagination and Depression in People with Binge Eating Disorder

Today, eating disorders are a major issue in society and are considered to be the most important psychological disorders that are rooted in biological, psychological, social and cultural issues. These disorders cause physical and mental health problems and impair the quality of life of the sufferer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT) on self-concept and depression in people with binge eating disorder. The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of this study was all people with binge eating disorder in Tehran, of which 30 people were selected by targeted sampling method and then assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group used Beck Depression Infection (BDI-II) and Overeating (BES) and a covariance analysis test was used to test the research hypotheses. According to the rate of 1600F = 700. In the variable of self-concept and 587 / 997F = in the variable of depression, it can be stated that there are significant changes between the experimental and control groups in the posttest. Acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT) has been shown to improve self-concept, reduce depression, and significantly reduce the symptoms of overeating in the experimental group compared to the control group. The results of this study showed that acceptance-based therapy (ACT) is effective in improving self-concept and reducing depression and symptoms of binge eating, and the use of this treatment seems to be beneficial.