This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Child Welfare Outcomes: Child/family well-being
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Adults (between 18-70 years old) who have suffered three or more prior episodes of major depression.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Depression Treatment (Adult). MBCT is based on Jon Kabat Zinn’s Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, which was developed to help people suffering with chronic physical pain and disease. It includes simple meditation techniques to help participants become more aware of their experience in the present moment, by tuning into moment-to-moment changes in the mind and the body. Participants learn the practice of mindfulness meditation through a course of eight weekly classes (the atmosphere is that of a class, rather than a therapy group), and through daily practice of meditation skills while listening to tapes at home. MBCT also includes basic education about depression and suicidality, and a number of exercises derived from cognitive therapy. These exercises demonstrate the links between thinking and feeling and demonstrate ways that participants can care for themselves when they notice their mood changing or a crisis threatens to overwhelm them. Since MBCT is highly rated on the Scientific Rating Scale, information on available pre-implementation assessments, implementation tools, and fidelity measures was requested from the program representative. Please see the program's separate Implementation Information page for details.
Contact name: Mark Williams, MA, MSc, PhD, DSc
Affiliation/Agency: University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry
Email: mark.williams@psych.ox.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1865 613151
Website: http://www.mbct.com
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