Definition: Mindfulness-based psychotherapy links the benefits of mindfulness with cognitive therapy, with some promising results. Mindfulness-based psychotherapy often involves classes or therapeutic sessions that teach some meditation and cognitive exercises to remain ‘in the now’ and release judgments and negative assessments of a situation. Mindfulness-based psychotherapy has been used with a variety of presenting problems, and has shown benefits as a treatment or complementary treatment with depressive symptoms and ruminations, anxiety and mood symptoms, eating disorders, and more. It can be used to treat stress and stress symptoms as well.
Sources:
Evans S, Ferrando S, Findler M, Stowell C, Smart C, Haglin D. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, July 2007.
Kingston T, Dooley B, Bates A, Lawlor E, Malone K. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Residual Depressive Symptoms. Psychology and Psychotherapy, June 2007.
Proulx K. Experiences of Women with Bulimia Nervosa in a Mindfulness-Based Eating Disorder Treatment Group. Eating Disorders, January-February 2008.
Also Known As: mindfulness based cognitive therapy, MBCT, mindfulness based therapy
Alternate Spellings: mindfulness based psychotherapy
