This systematic review aimed to compare acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) andcognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a treatment for anxiety disorders by means of asystematic review of the existing literature. Studies were identified by searching thedatabases of PsycINFO and PubMed. RCT studies comparing CBT and ACT as treatmentsfor anxiety disorders were included in the study. Seven studies met the inclusions criteria. Allseven studies showed that both CBT and ACT significantly improved psychological health.No statistically significant differences between the two treatment modalities was evident. Theresults suggest that ACT can be used as a viable treatment for individuals suffering fromanxiety disorder. / Denna systematiska litteraturstudie ämnar jämföra Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) och Kognitiv beteendeterapi (KBT) för behandling av ångestsyndrom. RCT studier med avsikt att jämföra KBT och ACT som behandlingsintervention identifierades genomsökningar på databaserna PsycINFO och PubMed samt inkluderades i uppsatsen. Artikelsökningen resulterade i 7 studier som matchade inklusionskriterierna. Samtliga studier påvisade att KBT och ACT signifikant förbättrade deltagarnas psykiska hälsa. Dock så återfanns ingen signifikant skillnad i en gruppjämförelse mellan behandlingsinterventionerna. Resultatet från denna systematiska litteraturstudie visar på att det finns en medelhög till högvetenskaplig evidens som pekar på små till inga skillnader mellan ACT och KBT på ångestsyndrom. ACT kan potentiellt användas som en likvärdig alternativ till guldstandarden KBT för behandling av ångestrelaterad problematik.

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A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / While it is known that over 266,000 Arizonans enrolled in health coverage through the federal Marketplace and Medicaid from October 2013 through May 2014, little analysis has been performed to examine whether enrollment by diverse racial and ethnic groups sufficiently reduced disparities in coverage. We obtained publicly available data from the Census Bureau comparing rates of uninsured by race/ethnicity from 2013 to 2014 in Arizona from the American Community Survey. The uninsured rate in Arizona for the total civilian no institutionalized population dropped from 17% in 2013 to 13.6% in 2014. The uninsured rate in Arizona for whites declined from 15.7% to 12.2%, for African Americans declined from 17.4% to 11.1%, for American Indian/Alaskan Natives declined from 26.9% to 24.1%, for Asian Americans declined from 15.1% to 11.0% and for Hispanic/Latino declined from 27.5% to 22.2%. We conducted interviews with nine community organizations in order to identify barriers that must be addressed moving forward to lessen insurance coverage disparities among various minority groups. Technological literacy and functionality, lack of funding, lack of personnel, physical vastness of many populations, language, and cultural differences were commonly identified as barriers to enrollment. Mistrust of government and confusion regarding the specific provisions within the ACA pertaining to Native individuals were also cited.

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