Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression : A New Approach to Preventing Relapse

This text presents an innovative eight-session programme designed to prevent relapse in clients who have recovered from depression.

Integrating cognitive therapy principles and practice into a mindfulness framework, the approach has been proven effective in controlled clinical research.

The authors demonstrate how to teach clients to make a simple but radical shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse.

This shift can help prevent sadness from spiralling out of control.;The book describes the theoretical basis for the approach and details each of the structured group sessions.

It offers practical information on how to duplicate the programme, including session curricula, samples of participant handouts and numerous case examples and session transcripts.