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Sam Malins

4 papers in the library · publishing 2022-2026

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The Feasibility and Acceptability of Personalised Smart-Messaging To Enhance Remote Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Recurrent Depression

PsyArXiv March 25, 2026 Sam Malins, Cosmin Manolescu, Tim Sweeney et al. preprint

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is a group psychological therapy that prevents relapse amongst people with recurrent depression. However, many people who attend MBCT do not fully benefit. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability and initial clinical utility of personalised smart-messaging as an adjunct to remote Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (rMBCT) for recurrent depression...

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) Versus Stress Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being in Health Care and Other Public Sector Staff: Protocol for the Well at Work Randomized Controlled Trial.

JMIR Research Protocols May 26, 2025 Elena Nixon, Shireen Patel, Priya Patel et al.

Mindfulness-based and stress reduction interventions have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines in England and Wales as effective preventive mental well-being interventions for health care and other public sector staff at risk of poor mental health. This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of the increasingly implemented Mindfulness-Based...

DOI: 10.2196/67695 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Nhs National health service Stress reduction psychoeducation +4

A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to adherence to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for those with chronic conditions.

British Journal of Health Psychology October 31, 2022 Eleanor Marks, Nima G. Moghaddam, Danielle de Boos et al.

PURPOSE Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can improve the lives of those with a chronic condition and psychological distress, however, high drop-out rates limit benefits. MBCT might be a candidate treatment for this population if nonadherence can be overcome. This review explores the existing literature on the barriers and facilitators to adherence to MBCT for those with chronic...

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) Versus Stress Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being in Health Care and Other Public Sector Staff: Protocol for the Well at Work Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Elena Nixon, Shireen Patel, Priya Patel et al.

BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based and stress reduction interventions have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines in England and Wales as effective preventive mental well-being interventions for health care and other public sector staff at risk of poor mental health. OBJECTIVE This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of the increasingly implemented...