The World Health
Organisation 2012 report estimates that by 2030 levels of depression will have
risen to be the leading cause of disease burden globally. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has proven to be an effective psychosocial
intervention for assisting clients who suffer from recurrent depression leading
to a fifty percent decrease in relapse for patients who experience three or
more depressive episodes, when compared to treatment as usual.
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| MBCT Self-Assessment Scale |
MBCT combines
mindfulness techniques from Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
(MBSR) Program with components of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. MBCT is a
group-based program delivered over an eight-week period. Group sizes range from
eight to fifteen patients per program. The adoption of a group based structure
for treating depression is considered a cost effective treatment within the
primary health care setting when compared to individual therapies. Read more>>>>>>>
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