Comparing Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Treatments as Usual on Reduction of Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms

Abstract

BackgroundIn this studyMindfulness and CBT were combined to investigate the enhance of psychotropic work. Both therapies have integrated acceptance-based mindfulness approaches with change-based cognitive behavioral therapies to create efficacious treatments. That is, introduce use of MBCT in active phase of treatment and chronic depression.ObjectivesThis study was done to evaluate efficacy of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with Treatments as usual (TAU) to reduce psychiatric symptoms in a sample of patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).Materials and Methods90 patients who were referred to clinics of university of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences and Tehran University Counseling Centre and met DSM-IV criteria for MDD were selected. They were randomly assigned to MBCT (n = 30), CBT (n = 30), or TAU (n = 30). They were aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 28, SD = 8), with an average of two previous depression episodes. They were interviewed through the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and self-report by Brief Symptom Inventory, pre and post treatment. Patients in MBCT and CBT group received the treatment, while TAU group continued therapy (anti-depressant).ResultsThe results indicated that MBCT and CBT groups have significant efficacy on reduction of MDD symptoms.ConclusionsMBCT appears to be as effective as CBT in the treatment of current depression.

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“…On the basis of these findings, MBCT has been recommended by international guidelines as a treatment choice for relapse prevention in recurrent MD patients (National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, 2009;American Psychiatric Association, 2010;Crane and Kuyken, 2013). In addition, more recent studies have shown that MBCT can be efficacious for patients suffering from acute MD (Barnhofer et al, 2009;Manicavasgar et al, 2011;van Aalderen et al, 2012;Omidi et al, 2013;Strauss et al, 2014), for patients with residual depressive symptomsregardless of the number of previous depressive episodes (T. Geschwind et al, 2012;Batink et al, 2013), as well as for patients suffering from treatment-resistant MD (Kenny and Williams, 2007;Eisendrath et al, 2008).…”

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“…Bayat and colleagues, in Semnan (2015), in a randomized controlled clinical trial, 30 obese children with a BMI higher than 95 percentile, considered CBT to be effective in reducing body mass index (29). Another study in Tehran, in 2008, based on the DSM-IV criteria for 90 patients with major depressive disorder, showed the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy in combination with mindfulness based cognitive therapy in reducing depression in patients (30).…”

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“…Conversely, in the study by Williams et al (40) the CPE group showed better results related to more time before seeking a therapist and the use of new depressive medication than the MBCT and TAU groups. Omidi et al (38) showed similar results among the groups, with a decrease in depression and anxiety scores mainly in the MBCT group followed by the cognitive based therapy (CBT) and TAU groups. awareness exercises directed at increasing moment-by-moment nonjudgmental awareness of bodily sensations, thoughts, and feelings; (2) accepting difficulties with a stance of self-compassion; (3) developing an"action plan" composed of strategies for responding to early warning signs of relapse/recurrence and (4) homework.…”

“…They performed this with people diagnosed with MDD according to the DSM-IV and were composed of mixed samples, totaling 1 (38,40)]. The scores of the Pedro scale that measures the quality of the trials ranged from 5 to 10 points (total mean of all studies = 7.1 SD = 1.8).…”

“…The scores of the Pedro scale that measures the quality of the trials ranged from 5 to 10 points (total mean of all studies = 7.1 SD = 1.8). The nonrandomized studies presented a Pedro score of 5 points (32,33,37), the randomized studies with two groups from 5 to 10 points (2,13,34,35,39,41) and those with three groups from 6 to 9 points (36,38,40).…”