Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reduces Symptoms of Depression in People With a Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

These results are consistent with those of other researchers that use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to reduce symptoms of depression and suggest that further work to replicate these findings and improve upon the efficacy of the intervention is warranted.

Factors affecting participation after traumatic brain injury

“…The high percentage of problems with pain was, to some extent, unexpected, and therefore was not included in the regression models. However, in recent years, there has been a consensus in the research as to the importance of emotional problems, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain for the impact on outcome after TBI (10,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24), and future studies should perhaps consider the impact of pain.…”

Treating Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury

“…Potential helpers or caregivers, whose support is critical for people with TBI, are stressed and sometimes pull away in the face of these injury-related challenges [6]. Specific medications (such as sertraline [27] exercise [28], and cognitive behavioral therapy [29][30][31] are high on the list of evidence-based practices for improving mood and coping after TBI. In addition, there is evidence that online and telephone delivery of counseling and psychotherapy are effective [32,33].…”

“…In addition, there is evidence that online and telephone delivery of counseling and psychotherapy are effective [32,33]. Cognitive behavioral therapy, which includes a range of methods geared toward changing disruptive and maladaptive thinking habits, is consistently shown to help reduce anxiety, improve restorative sleep, and improve self-management and behavioral self-regulation [11,12,[29][30][31]. Gold standard methods used by the military to treat co-occurring TBI and post-traumatic stress disorder are prolonged exposure and cognitive reprocessing [19,21].…”

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as An Addition to Psychiatric Care as Usual Useful for HIV-infected Patients with Mental Health Symptoms

“…Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have shown that combining MBCT with regular treatment significantly reduces the relapse risk in depressive symptoms or extends the time until relapse, compared with regular treatment alone [11,14,15]. Another study showed that MBCT reduced depressive symptoms and pain intensity and increased energy levels for patients with a traumatic brain injury and a clinically diagnosed depression [16].…”