Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of current depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis

Goldberg, Simon B.; Tucker, Raymond P.; Greene, Preston A.; Davidson, Richard J.; Kearney, David J.; Simpson, Tracy L.

doi:10.1080/16506073.2018.1556330

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“…In particular, mindfulness-based interventions, as mindfulness-based stress reduction [38] and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy [39], are warranted since they favor enhancement of the ability to focus attention and awareness on the present moment. Both protocols have notable empirical support and have proved to be valuable choices for treating psychological responses to traumatic experiences [40][41][42]. For this reason, they could represent valuable treatment options for persons exposed to the traumatic experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Tendency to Worry and Fear of Mental Health during Italy’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Baiano¹,

Zappullo²,

Conson³

2020

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Background: We tested whether the tendency to worry could affect psychological responses to quarantine by capitalizing on the opportunity of having collected data before the COVID-19 outbreak on measures of worry, anxiety, and trait mindfulness in a group of university students. Methods: Twenty-five participants completed self-report measures assessing worry (Penn State Worry Questionnaire, PSWQ), anxiety (Anxiety Sensitivity Index, ASI-3), and trait mindfulness (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, MAAS) at T0 (pre-lockdown, 4 November 2019–17 February 2020) and T1 (at the end of lockdown, 26 April–30 April 2020). We compared assessments at the two time points in the whole sample and in high and low worriers (defined at T0 by scores on PSWQ respectively above and below 1.5 SD from mean of the Italian normative sample). Outcomes: High worriers showed at T1 a significant increase of anxiety sensitivity and fear of mental health in comparison to low worriers. Moreover, in the whole sample, at T1 trait mindfulness was inversely related to worry and fear of mental health. Interpretation: A valuable approach to support individuals experiencing anxiety related to the COVID-19 outbreak could be represented by mindfulness-based interventions improving the ability to focus attention and awareness on the present moment.

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confidence: 99%

Tendency to Worry and Fear of Mental Health during Italy’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Baiano¹,

Zappullo²,

Conson³

2020

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“…MBCT has been shown to reduce the risk of depressive relapse for patients with recurrent depression at 60-week follow-up when compared with patients not receiving MBCT (hazard ratio = 0.69; Kuyken et al 2016). It also appears that MBCT may be effective for treating current depression relative to wait-list conditions at posttreatment ( d = 0.71 across ten studies) and similar to other active therapies ( d = 0.002 across six studies; Goldberg et al, in press), although less is known about its effects at long-term follow-up. Evidence examining the efficacy of MMBIs in general for depression suggests superiority to no treatment ( d = 0.59) and other active therapies ( d = 0.38) and equivalence to gold-standard EBTs, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or antidepressant medications ( d = −0.01; Goldberg et al 2018b), with similar results at long-term follow-up.…”

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Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology

Wielgosz

Goldberg

Kral

et al. 2019

Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol.

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Mindfulness meditation is increasingly incorporated into mental health interventions, and theoretical concepts associated with it have influenced basic research on psychopathology. Here, we review the current understanding of mindfulness meditation through the lens of clinical neuroscience, outlining the core capacities targeted by mindfulness meditation and mapping them onto cognitive and affective constructs of the Research Domain Criteria matrix proposed by the National Institute of Mental Health. We review efficacious applications of mindfulness meditation to specific domains of psychopathology including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and substance abuse, as well as emerging efforts related to attention disorders, traumatic stress, dysregulated eating, and serious mental illness. Priorities for future research include pinpointing mechanisms, refining methodology, and improving implementation. Mindfulness meditation is a promising basis for interventions, with particular potential relevance to psychiatric comorbidity. The successes and challenges of mindfulness meditation research are instructive for broader interactions between contemplative traditions and clinical psychological science.

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“…Problem-solving is explicitly stimulated in the training in concrete rumination. Self-distanced analysis also stimulates a broader view toward difficulties, which would allow to better identify the available solutions (Mori et al, 2015; Barth et al, 2016; Goldberg et al, 2019).…”

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Adaptive Reflection on Negative Emotional Experiences: Convergences and Divergence Between the Processing-Mode Theory and the Theory of Self-Distancing Reflection

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Reflecting on negative emotional experiences can be adaptive but it can also maintain or intensify detrimental emotional states. Which factors determine whether reflection can have one consequence or another is unclear. This study focused on two research programs that have concentrated on this topic in the last decades: processing-mode theory (PMT) and self-distancing theory (SDT). The article described and contrasted both programs and their findings. The promising results that PMT and SDT have achieved in identifying the differences between the forms of adaptive and maladaptive reflection are highlighted. Likewise, the disconcerting contradictions observed between both programs that make integrating the findings difficult are indicated. The PMT states that adaptive reflection is concrete, and it is focused on the how of the experience. The SDT states that adaptive reflection is self-distanced and focused on the global meaning of the experience. The article finishes by indicating possible explanations for these apparent contradictions and outlines the challenges to be solved to improve comprehension of the topic.

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of current depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis

Abstract: Simpson, T.L. (in press). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of current depressive symptoms: A meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Cited by 100 publications

References 59 publications

Tendency to Worry and Fear of Mental Health during Italy’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Tendency to Worry and Fear of Mental Health during Italy’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology

Adaptive Reflection on Negative Emotional Experiences: Convergences and Divergence Between the Processing-Mode Theory and the Theory of Self-Distancing Reflection

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