Cost and clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the prevention of depressive relapse in a primary mental health service: a pre–post and follow-up study
The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 2025 Ryan Askey-Jones, Chris Gaskell, Olga Karagiorgou Johnstone
Abstract Depression is a highly common condition (World Health Organisation, 2022). Although many people demonstrate recovery there are marked levels of relapse. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective in preventing relapse. To date, the majority of studies do not primarily focus on the cost-effectiveness of MBCT within health care utilisation and workplace absenteeism. This...