A systematic review of mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the treatment of recurrent major depressive disorder

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-39

  van der Velden, Anne Maj ^a,b   Kuyken, Willem ^c,d   Wattar, Ulla ^e   Crane, Catherine ^d   Pallesen, Karen Johanne ^a   Dahlgaard, Jesper ^f   Fjorback, Lone Overby ^a   Piet, Jacob ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Wattar Gruppen Kognitiv Center   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depression; MBCT; Mediation; Mindfulness; Review; Treatment mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; PATIENT WORRY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924082948     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.02.001     Document Type: Review

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