Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help patients with treatment resistant depression minimize depression relapse and current symptoms by reducing depressive rumination and increasing self-compassion and mindfulness.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Treatment-Resistant Depression

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines elements of mindfulness and cognitive therapy.  MBCT helps patients with depression recognize when their mood begins to drop and teaches them awareness in able to reduce their maladaptive patterns of thoughts. It is effective in reducing rates of depression relapse, as well as current depression symptoms.

How Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Treats Depression

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teaches patients that have depression that are currently in remission to become aware of their thoughts and feelings and how to approach  them differently from before.  MBCT has shown to be significantly important in helping prevent relapse.  However, it must be noted that while the current research points to a positive direction, research is limited so more must be done.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Depression Relapse

- Depression in general (not specific)
- Treatment Resistant depression
- Treating depression relapse 

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Cognitive-Behavioral therapy has been deemed an "umbrella term" for a conceptual model of treatment versus a single approach. Mindfulness-based interventions are similar to Cognitive-Behavioral therapy because they target core processes, such as increased emotional awareness and regulation, cognitive flexibility, and goals-based behaviors. Combining mindfulness and CBT has created Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Super Treatment: Combining Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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Types of Depression

Types of Depression that Are Treated by Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy both focus on practices like:
- Relaxing and Improving Self-Regulation
- Learning to Understand Thoughts and Feelings as Temporary
- Desensitizing Conditioned Fear Responses
- Goal Orientation
- Focus on Maladaptive Cognitions

While their approach of many of these practices is different, they prove compatibility between the practices which opens a gateway for further improvement of putting these practices together.

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