Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
For Adults Ages 18-70 with three or more episodes of major depression. This intervention is based on Jon Kabat Zinn’s Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, which was developed to help people suffering with chronic physical pain and disease. It includes simple meditation techniques to help participants become more aware of their experience in the present moment, by tuning in to moment-to-moment changes in the mind and the body. Participants learn the practice of mindfulness meditation through a course of eight weekly classes (the atmosphere is that of a class, rather than a therapy group) and through daily practice of meditation skills while listening to tapes at home. The intervention also includes basic education about depression and suicidality, and a number of exercises derived from cognitive therapy.
University of Oxford
Department of Psychiatry
Email: mark.williams@psych.ox.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1865 876288
