OBJECTIVES: Evidence of the benefits of yoga for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is mixed and results mainly from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Adding qualitative measures to RCTs may give additional insight into the range of outcomes experienced by participants. We therefore used qualitative measures to assess the positive and negative experiences of young women (18-34...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) seems a promising intervention for bipolar disorder (BD), but there is a lack of randomised controlled trials (RCT) investigating this. The purpose of this multicentre, evaluator blinded RCT was to investigate the added value of MBCT to treatment as usual (TAU) in BD up to 15 months follow-up (NCT03507647). A total of 144 participants with BD type I...
OBJECTIVES: Despite the gains made by current first-line interventions for major depressive disorder (MDD), modest rates of treatment response and high relapse indicate the need to augment existing interventions. Following theory and initial research indicating the promise of mindful yoga interventions (MYIs), this study examines mindful yoga as a treatment of MDD. METHODS/DESIGN: This...