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Timothy Sweeney

2 papers in the library · publishing 2019-2025

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A qualitative exploration into the experience of mindfulness in moderate-severe persistent depression.

PLoS One 2025 Timothy Sweeney, Elena Nixon, Richard Morriss et al.

Depression is a common and growing mental health problem, with around 5% of the world's population experiencing an episode of depression during their lifetime. Relapse rates are high, with around half experiencing more than one depressive episode and a further 10-20% experiencing a chronic and persistent depression. Mindfulness has been incorporated into treatments for depression and several...

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in Real-World Healthcare Services

Mindfulness January 12, 2019 A. Tickell, S. Ball, Paul Bernard et al.

Depression is common with a high risk of relapse/recurrence. There is evidence from multiple randomised controlled trials (RCTs) demonstrating the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence, and it is included in several national clinical guidelines for this purpose. However, little is known about whether MBCT is being delivered...