The Lancet Public Health
October 20, 2026
Sona Dimidjian, Robert Gallop, Sherryl Hope Goodman et al.
1 citation
BACKGROUND: Effective and accessible approaches to prevent depressive relapse and reduce symptoms are crucial for addressing the major public health problem of depression among perinatal women. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) for Moms plus usual care (hereafter MMB for Moms)-a web-based mindfulness-based cognitive therapy programme customised for perinatal...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
July 17, 2023
Sona Dimidjian, Robert Gallop, Joseph J. Lévy et al.
14 citations
OBJECTIVE: Digital delivery of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy through the Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) program is clinically effective (Segal et al., 2020); however, the mechanisms through which this program delivers its benefits have not been established. METHOD: This study investigates the differential impact of the MMB program paired with usual depression care (UDC) compared to UDC alone...
Journal of Affective Disorders
March 15, 2022
Sona Dimidjian, Julia Kaufman, Natalie Coleman et al.
To address the elevated prevalence of depression, suicide, and suicidal ideation, patients require increased access to effective interventions. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy has a strong evidence base in relapse prophylaxis and can be delivered digitally through Mindful Mood Balance (MMB). This study was a secondary analysis of the impact of MMB paired with usual depression care (UDC)...
JAMA Psychiatry
January 29, 2020
Z. Segal, Sona Dimidjian, A. Beck et al.
Importance Patients with residual depressive symptoms face a gap in care because few resources, to date, are available to manage the lingering effects of their illness. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness for treating residual depressive symptoms with Mindful Mood Balance (MMB), a web-based application that delivers mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, plus usual depression care compared...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
February 2016
Sona Dimidjian, Sherryl H Goodman, Jennifer N. Felder et al.
Clinical decision-making regarding the prevention of depression is complex for pregnant women with histories of depression and their health care providers. Pregnant women with histories of depression report preference for nonpharmacological care, but few evidence-based options exist. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has strong evidence in the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence among...
Archives of women's mental health
February 2015
Sona Dimidjian, Sherryl H Goodman, Jennifer N. Felder et al.
Pregnant women with histories of depression are at high risk of depressive relapse/recurrence during the perinatal period, and options for relapse/recurrence prevention are limited. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has strong evidence among general populations but has not been studied among at-risk pregnant women to prevent depression. We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
December 2014
Sona Dimidjian, Arne Beck, Jennifer N. Felder et al.
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been shown to effectively prevent relapse and reduce residual depressive symptoms (RDS), yet it faces barriers to dissemination. The present study examined Mindful Mood Balance (MMB), the first web-based approach to deliver the core content of MBCT. Of the 107 recurrently depressed individuals screened, 100 elected to enroll in the study and...