Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a treatment for chronic depression: A preliminary study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 366-373

  Barnhofer, Thorsten ^a   Crane, Catherine ^a   Hargus, Emily ^a   Amarasinghe, Myanthi ^a   Winder, Rosie ^a   Williams, J Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic; Depression; MBCT; Meditation; Mindfulness; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65049086237     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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