Re:Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) sounds really promising (actually Zindal Segal's book on the topic is one that I've been intending to read for some time). I heard the research on MBCT presented at AABT a while back and you can find a summary in the thread on mindfulness earlier in this forum.

MBCT has a good track record in preventing relapse in recurrent depression. In subjects with a history of at least two previous episodes of depression, it cut the relapse rate in half.

It isn't clear to me how it would work with chronic depression. It might work wonderfully or more traditional CT might work better. Currently, my own tendency in working with chronic depression is to use traditional CT with increased attention to core beliefs and dysfunctional interpersonal strategies. However, I'd love to see some research on how MBCT works with chronic depression.

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