Cognitive Predictors of Change in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy March 1, 2012 Vijaya Manicavasagar, Tania Perich, Gordon Parker
Depression scores improved for participants in both group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for non-melancholic depression, with no significant differences between the two treatments. Rumination scores decreased significantly from pre- to post-treatment in both conditions, and there were no significant differences between the interventions on mindfulness or rumination scores at post-treatment. In the MBCT condition only, post-treatment rumination scores were significantly associated with post-treatment mindfulness scores, suggesting a unique role for mindfulness in understanding treatment outcome for MBCT.