Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in patients with bipolar affective disorder: A case series
International Journal of Yoga January 11, 2018 Suvarna Shirish Joshi, Mahendra Prakash Sharma, Shivarama Varambally
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduced interepisodic symptoms and improved emotional regulation and quality of life in five patients with bipolar affective disorder in remission. All five cases showed improvement on measures of depression, anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, experiential avoidance, and quality of life after 8–10 weeks of MBCT. The single-case design with pre- and post-intervention assessment suggests MBCT may benefit this population, though the small sample limits generalizability.