Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
January 1, 2009
Ruth A. Baer
185 citations
Practicing mindfulness cultivates the ability to observe and describe present-moment experiences nonjudgmentally and nonreactively, and to participate with awareness in ongoing activity. Increased mindfulness appears to mediate improvement in psychological functioning, likely by fostering adaptive self-focused attention that reduces rumination and emotional avoidance and improves behavioral self-regulation. Recent studies suggest these mechanisms underlie the beneficial outcomes of mindfulness training for numerous problems and disorders.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
February 8, 2019
Simon B. Goldberg, Raymond P. Tucker, Preston A. Greene et al.
174 citations
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective for reducing current depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder immediately after treatment, but its long-term benefits remain unclear. In a meta-analysis of 13 randomized clinical trials with 1,046 participants, MBCT outperformed non-specific control conditions at post-treatment (effect size d = 0.71), though this advantage was not statistically significant at an average follow-up of 5.70 months. MBCT showed no difference compared to other active therapies at either post-treatment or follow-up. Studies with higher methodological quality tended to show smaller effects, and publication bias appeared minimal.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
April 29, 2026
Yuval Hadash, Omer Dar, Romi Oren-Schwartz et al.
A 6-day intensive mindfulness meditation retreat led to significant improvements in well-being, negative affect, perseverative thinking, brooding rumination, and depression symptoms at a 2-week follow-up compared to matched controls, with effect sizes comparable to longer 8-week mindfulness programs. Effects on positive affect, emotion regulation, and anxiety symptoms were not significant. Rates of reliable deterioration in mental health were equal or lower among retreat participants than controls, including among those with clinically elevated depression or anxiety. The findings suggest that such retreats are safe and effective, even for clinically vulnerable adults.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
June 12, 2018
Mostafa Jasbi, D. Sadeghi Bahmani, G. Karami et al.
Among Iranian veterans of the Iran–Iraq war, adding mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to standard treatment with citalopram reduced symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and stress more than standard treatment alone. Forty-eight male veterans (average age 52.97 years) were randomly assigned to eight weekly group MBCT sessions or to socio-therapeutic meetings of equal frequency and duration. All participants continued citalopram (30–50 mg/day). After eight weeks, scores for PTSD re-experiencing, avoidance, negative mood and cognition, hyperarousal, depression, anxiety, and stress decreased in both groups, but the reductions were larger in the MBCT group. The data suggest MBCT as an effective adjuvant intervention.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
January 2, 2016
M. Veehof, H. Trompetter, E. Bohlmeijer et al.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials totaling 1,285 chronic pain patients found that acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions (such as ACT, MBSR, and MBCT) produce small to moderate improvements in pain intensity, depression, anxiety, pain interference, disability, and quality of life at post-treatment, with small to large effects at follow-up. ACT showed significantly larger effects on depression and anxiety than MBSR or MBCT. The authors conclude these interventions are not superior to traditional cognitive behavioral treatments but can serve as good alternatives.