Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023
Discrimination, exclusion, and gender-based violence are recurring social phenomena within healthcare services accessed by the LGBTIQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, transvestite, intersex, and queer), reflecting a lack of guarantees in psychosocial care. The aim of thi...
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I10-R363-article-423142026-04-29T17:13:13Z Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 Efectividad de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso en problemáticas de salud mental en LGBTIQ+ en Latinoamérica del 2010 al 2023 Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina terapia ACT LGBTIQ+ orientación sexual flexibilidad psicológica transgénero ACT therapy LGBTIQ+ sexual orientation psychological flexibility transgender Discrimination, exclusion, and gender-based violence are recurring social phenomena within healthcare services accessed by the LGBTIQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, transvestite, intersex, and queer), reflecting a lack of guarantees in psychosocial care. The aim of this study is to analyze the available scientific literature on interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for LGBTIQ+ individuals in Ibero-American countries between 2010 and March 2023. A documentary review was conducted using the PRISMA ScR methodology, identifying nine documents that met the inclusion criteria that were classified into nomothetic and idiographic categories. ACT was found to be a well-established treatment for individuals with emotional symptoms undergoing treatment for HIV. In order to improve the mental health of LGBTIQ+ individuals in Ibero-America, there is an emphasis on the importance of implementing ACT-based interventions. La discriminación, la exclusión y la violencia de género son algunos de los fenómenos sociales presentes en los servicios de salud a los que accede la comunidad LGBTIQ+ (lesbiana, gay, bisexual, transgénero, transexual, travesti, intersexual y queer), lo cual refleja la falta de garantías en la atención psicosocial. El objetivo del estudio es analizar la literatura científica disponible sobre intervenciones basadas en la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT) en personas LGBTIQ+ en países de Iberoamérica durante el periodo 2010 a marzo de 2023. Se realizó una revisión documental con metodología PRISMA ScR, se identificaron nueve documentos que cumplían con los criterios de inclusión, clasificados en categorías nomotéticas e ideográficas. La ACT demostró ser un tratamiento bien establecido para las personas en tratamiento para el VIH con síntomas emocionales; se resalta la importancia de implementar intervenciones basadas en ACT para mejorar la salud mental de las personas LGBTIQ+ en Iberoamérica. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas 2026-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/42314 10.32348/1852.4206.v18.n1.42314 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2026): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2026): Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v18.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/42314/53196 Derechos de autor 2026 Juan Felipe Guzmán Pacheco, Angie Carolina Jaimes Correa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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terapia ACT LGBTIQ+ orientación sexual flexibilidad psicológica transgénero ACT therapy LGBTIQ+ sexual orientation psychological flexibility transgender Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 |
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Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina |
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Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina Guzmán Pacheco, Juan Felipe Jaimes Correa, Angie Carolina |
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Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 |
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Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 |
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Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 |
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Effectiveness of ACT therapy in LGBTIQ+ mental health problems in Latin America from 2010 to 2023 |
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effectiveness of act therapy in lgbtiq+ mental health problems in latin america from 2010 to 2023 |
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Discrimination, exclusion, and gender-based violence are recurring social phenomena within healthcare services accessed by the LGBTIQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, transvestite, intersex, and queer), reflecting a lack of guarantees in psychosocial care. The aim of this study is to analyze the available scientific literature on interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for LGBTIQ+ individuals in Ibero-American countries between 2010 and March 2023. A documentary review was conducted using the PRISMA ScR methodology, identifying nine documents that met the inclusion criteria that were classified into nomothetic and idiographic categories. ACT was found to be a well-established treatment for individuals with emotional symptoms undergoing treatment for HIV. In order to improve the mental health of LGBTIQ+ individuals in Ibero-America, there is an emphasis on the importance of implementing ACT-based interventions. |
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