J. M. G. Williams

2 papers in the library · publishing 2014-2015

Papers

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Reduces the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Cognitions in Patients With a History of Suicidal Depression

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology August 24, 2015 T. Barnhofer, C. Crane, Kate Brennan et al.

Mindfulness training can weaken the link between depressive symptoms and suicidal thinking in patients with a history of suicidal depression. In a randomized trial, previously suicidal patients received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), an active control treatment (cognitive psychoeducation, CPE), or treatment as usual (TAU). After treatment, among patients with minimal to moderate depressive symptoms, suicidal cognitions were significantly related to symptom levels in both control groups but not in the MBCT group. This suggests that mindfulness training helps patients decenter from negative thinking, reducing a key vulnerability for relapse into suicidal depression.

DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000027 Full text Psychology Medicine

The effects of amount of home meditation practice in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on hazard of relapse to depression in the Staying Well after Depression Trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy December 1, 2014 Catherine Crane, Rebecca S. Crane, Catrin Eames et al.

In people with recurrent major depression who received Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, those who practiced formal mindfulness exercises at home on at least three days per week during the seven-week treatment were almost half as likely to relapse over the following year as those who practiced less often. The average daily duration of formal practice was also linked to better outcomes. These associations held even after accounting for how plausible participants found the treatment. No significant link was found between informal mindfulness practice and relapse risk, possibly because informal practice is harder to measure. The findings suggest that regular formal home practice enhances the protective effect of MBCT against depression relapse.

DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.08.015 Full text Medicine Psychology