Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible".
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a promising approach to help people who suffer recurrent depression prevent depressive relapse. However, little is known about how MBCT works. Moreover, participants' subjective experiences of MBCT as a relapse prevention treatment remai...
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| author | Allen, M Bromley, A Kuyken, W Sonnenberg, S |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a promising approach to help people who suffer recurrent depression prevent depressive relapse. However, little is known about how MBCT works. Moreover, participants' subjective experiences of MBCT as a relapse prevention treatment remain largely unstudied. AIM: This study examines participants' representations of their experience of MBCT and its value as a relapse-prevention program for recurrent depression. METHOD: Twenty people who had participated in MBCT classes for recurrent depression within a primary care setting were interviewed 12 months after treatment. The focus of the interview was on participants' reflections on what they found helpful, meaningful and difficult about MBCT as a relapse prevention program. Thematic analysis was used to identify the key patterns and elements in participants' accounts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Four overarching themes were extracted: control, acceptance, relationships and struggle. The theoretical, clinical and research implications are discussed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:28ac673e-5511-4020-8fa7-791cb4eb50902022-03-26T12:14:18ZParticipants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible".Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:28ac673e-5511-4020-8fa7-791cb4eb5090EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Allen, MBromley, AKuyken, WSonnenberg, SBACKGROUND: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a promising approach to help people who suffer recurrent depression prevent depressive relapse. However, little is known about how MBCT works. Moreover, participants' subjective experiences of MBCT as a relapse prevention treatment remain largely unstudied. AIM: This study examines participants' representations of their experience of MBCT and its value as a relapse-prevention program for recurrent depression. METHOD: Twenty people who had participated in MBCT classes for recurrent depression within a primary care setting were interviewed 12 months after treatment. The focus of the interview was on participants' reflections on what they found helpful, meaningful and difficult about MBCT as a relapse prevention program. Thematic analysis was used to identify the key patterns and elements in participants' accounts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Four overarching themes were extracted: control, acceptance, relationships and struggle. The theoretical, clinical and research implications are discussed. |
| spellingShingle | Allen, M Bromley, A Kuyken, W Sonnenberg, S Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible". |
| title | Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible". |
| title_full | Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible". |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible". |
| title_short | Participants' experiences of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: "It changed me in just about every way possible". |
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