The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder and Relapse Prevention
Yifang Li
Transactions on Materials, Biotechnology and Life Sciences March 24, 2024 DOI: 10.62051/wrdh5n52 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Qualitative Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Active Control Condition (ACC) medical therapy |
| Topics | Depression Meditation |
| Key findings | The paper reviews evidence on MBCT for treating and preventing recurrence of Major Depressive Disorder, comparing its effectiveness with an Active Control Condition and medical therapy, and identifies core components including self-compassion cultivation, meditation training, attentional bias improvement, and meta-cognitive skill enhancement. It proposes that future research should involve larger and more diverse samples, longer-term studies, subgroup analyses, and qualitative research to more comprehensively understand MBCT's effectiveness and applications. |
Abstract
Due to the prevalence and severity of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), it is essential to examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) when treating and preventing the recurrence of MDD. This paper evaluated recent research in this area. First, this article described the importance of research on MDD, which has led to considering MBCT techniques for treating MDD. In addition, this article presented previous literature which explored the symptoms and causes of MDD, as well as the mechanisms and theories of mindfulness training and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Moreover, the paper reviewed recent findings in this area and compared the overall effectiveness of MBCT, Active Control Condition (ACC), and medical therapy when treating MDD. Plus, this paper identified the core components of MBCT, including self-compassion cultivation, meditation training, attentional bias improvement, and meta-cognitive skill enhancement. Finally, this paper also proposed that future research should involve large and diverse samples, longer-term studies, subgroup analyses, and qualitative research to understand MBCT’s effectiveness and applications more comprehensively.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on depression, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptic Dysfunction in Depression: Potential Therapeutic Targets | 2012 | Review | |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse | 2003 | Review | |
| Synthesizing the Evidence for Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: An International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation Adults with treatment-resistant depression | 2021 | Review | |
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| Sudarshan Kriya Yogic Breathing in the Treatment of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Part II—Clinical Applications and Guidelines | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cites 8
- The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for major depressive disorder: evidence from routine outcome monitoring data BJPsych Open March 9, 2023
- Factors associated with relapse and recurrence of major depressive disorder in patients starting mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy Depression and Anxiety November 9, 2021
- Modification of Attentional Bias to Emotional Faces Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in People with a Current Depression Mindfulness June 1, 2020
- Relapse/Recurrence Prevention in Major Depressive Disorder: 26-Month Follow-Up of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Versus an Active Control. Behavior Therapy September 2018
- Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depressive disorder with either mindfulness-based cognitive therapy or cognitive therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology February 2018
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