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The feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for mixed diagnosis patients in primary care: a pilot study 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Radford, S.,Crane, R.S.,Eames, C.,Gold, E.,Owens, G.W.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명RADCLIFFE PUBLISHING
  • 출판년도2012
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기MENTAL HEALTH IN FAMILY MEDICINE
  • 발행사항Vol.9No.3[2012]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1756-834X
  • 소개/요약Background Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an intervention developed for the prevention of recurrent depression which is now being applied to widening numbers of clinical populations. Despite evidence for its effectiveness in preventing relapse in depression, less is known about its efficacy within routine clinical practice for groups of patients with more varied mental health problems, despite this being a potentially promising context for its application. Aims This pilot study aimed to investigate whether MBCT would be feasible and effective when delivered in a primary care context for patients who are vulnerable to recurrent depression and anxiety. Results Attrition from the programme was low and both attendance and engagement with home practices (during and after the intervention) were comparable with or higher than those observed in the existing literature. Improvements in self-reported depression, anxiety, rumination, self-compassion and well-being were evident over the 8-week programme and at 6-month post intervention follow-up. Conclusions Despite limitations in terms of sample size and the absence of a control group, the results demonstrate that the promising research results of MBCT for depression are transferable from a research to a practice setting, and demonstrate that it may be an effective and feasible intervention when delivered in a primary care setting for a range of mental health problems.