Participants' Experiences of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: “It Changed Me in Just about Every Way Possible”
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy June 10, 2009 Mark Allen, Andrew Bromley, Willem Kuyken et al. 158 citations
People with recurrent depression who took part in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) reported that the program helped them gain control over their thoughts and feelings, accept difficult experiences, improve relationships, and also noted the struggle involved in the practice. These four themes—control, acceptance, relationships, and struggle—emerged from interviews with 20 participants one year after treatment. The findings suggest that MBCT works through multiple psychological processes, not just one, and that participants find both benefits and challenges in the therapy.