Journal of General Internal Medicine
May 19, 2025
Marieke Arts-De Jong, Dirk E. M. Geurts, Philip Spinhoven et al.
2 citations
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental health of frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), but solid evidence on psychological interventions for HCWs remains limited. Whether an adjusted therapist-assisted Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction group intervention (adjusted MBSR) is superior to a minimal self-guided mindfulness-based intervention (self-guided MBI) in improving mental...
Mindfulness
July 1, 2024
Jelle Lubbers, Philip Spinhoven, Mira B. Cladder-Micus et al.
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) reduces recurrence and current depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). To understand how and for whom MBCT works, a person-centered approach focusing on mindfulness profiles can be useful. Four mindfulness profiles, each associated differently with mental health outcomes, have previously been...
Mindfulness
February 1, 2024
Jelle Lubbers, Philip Spinhoven, Mira B. Cladder-Micus et al.
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness is a multifaceted concept which might be best captured by person-centered profiles rather than by variable-centered assessment of its subcomponents. Patients with different mindfulness profiles may vary in mental health status and might experience differential clinical outcomes of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). We therefore aimed to assess the...
Depression and Anxiety
2024
Jelle Lubbers, Dirk E. M. Geurts, Philip Spinhoven et al.
10 citations
Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective in reducing depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Understanding for whom and how MBCT works may allow for improvements in treatment allocation and effectiveness. In this study, our aim was to investigate depressive rumination, content-independent perseverative thinking, mindfulness skills, and...
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
June 1, 2022
Philip Spinhoven, E. Hoogerwerf, Anne E van Giezen et al.
BACKGROUND This study aimed: (a) to examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for patients with a treatment-refractory anxiety disorders compared to Relapse Prevention-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-RP); and (b) to explore candidate mediating variables. METHODS We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing MBCT with CBT-RP in a group format for...
Depression and Anxiety
November 9, 2021
J. D. de Klerk-Sluis, Marloes J. Huijbers, S. Löcke et al.
Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective for relapse prevention in major depressive disorder (MDD). It reduces cognitive reactivity (CR) and rumination, and enhances self‐compassion and mindfulness. Although rumination and mindfulness after MBCT are associated with relapse, the association of CR, rumination, self‐compassion, and mindfulness with relapse before initiation of MBCT...
Mindfulness
October 1, 2020
Marleen J. Ter Avest, Corina U. Greven, Marloes J. Huijbers et al.
Abstract Objectives Gaining knowledge of dynamic processes of mechanisms underlying mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression could help to improve treatment efficacy. The current study examined the overall course and week-to-week associations of mindfulness and positive/negative affect during MBCT for recurrent depression. Methods Using data from the MOMENT study, 235...
Else Bisseling, Linda Cillessen, Philip Spinhoven et al.
BACKGROUND Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group-based psychological treatment in oncology, resulting in reduction of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Internet-based Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (eMBCT) has been found to be an effective alternative for MBCT. The therapeutic alliance, i.e. the bond between therapist and patient, is known to have a...