An embodiment of the present invention disclosed herein includes a cabinet forming an exterior, a tub provided inside the cabinet for storing water, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub to receive laundry, and providing rotational force to the drum and a control unit for controlling the operation of the driving unit, wherein the control unit rotates the drum to a first RPM so that the laundry rises by a first angle in the rotational direction of the drum while in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum and then falls a first step of accelerating to a , and a second step of accelerating to a second RPM higher than the first RPM so that the laundry is dispersed in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum after rotating the drum at the first RPM for a predetermined time There is provided a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the driving unit is controlled to perform the operation.
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