Abstract: Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group intervention recommended by NICE for adults who have experienced recurrent depression but is untested for adolescents. MBCT aims to teach people to recognise early indicators of depression, to avoid repetitive thinking patterns that make relapse more likely, and to respond to stressors in ways that protect mental...
Adolescents and carers using mindfulness Therapy To END depression (ATTEND): Study Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled superiority trial of Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC) for depression among young people aged 15 to 18 years old in the UK with an embedded economic evaluation.
Mindfulness2018Daniel N Racey, Jerry Fox, Vashti L Berry et al.
We aimed to evaluate whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was feasible and acceptable for young people, their parents and the clinicians working with them; whether a parallel course for parents was a useful addition; and whether attendance at MBCT was associated with improved outcomes. The design was a mixed-method service evaluation of an eight-session MBCT programme for young...