Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression is a course of treatment that can be offered in a group or individual format. This course offers a series of practices that have been shown in controlled studies to reduce vulnerability to relapse into another Major Depressive Episode following recovery.
When a person has experienced multiple episodes of depression, they are likely to continue to relapse as depression impacts cognitive, emotional and behavioral patterns such that they are more likely to be activated in the future, thus making a person more likely to become depressed in contexts that are less stressful. Anti-depressants are often prescribed prophylactically to prevent relapse, and while this is a highly effective form of treatment in most cases, sometimes they can stop working or there are reasons for a person to stop such as pregnancy or other life circumstances. This treatment was developed by Canadian depression researchers in response to the need for another method to approach relapsing depression and its long-term impacts.
Treatment results have demonstrated that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy has equal effects to anti -depressant medication for prevention of relapse. Results are also positive for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
If you are interested in pursuing this treatment, please reach out to determine if it would be the best approach for you at this time.
For more information please see the following website: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876939/
When a person has experienced multiple episodes of depression, they are likely to continue to relapse as depression impacts cognitive, emotional and behavioral patterns such that they are more likely to be activated in the future, thus making a person more likely to become depressed in contexts that are less stressful. Anti-depressants are often prescribed prophylactically to prevent relapse, and while this is a highly effective form of treatment in most cases, sometimes they can stop working or there are reasons for a person to stop such as pregnancy or other life circumstances. This treatment was developed by Canadian depression researchers in response to the need for another method to approach relapsing depression and its long-term impacts.
Treatment results have demonstrated that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy has equal effects to anti -depressant medication for prevention of relapse. Results are also positive for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
If you are interested in pursuing this treatment, please reach out to determine if it would be the best approach for you at this time.
For more information please see the following website: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876939/
