"Treatment usually involves either medication, some form of psychotherapy or a combination of both. Yet many patients fail to get better and suffer recurring bouts of illness.
"MBCT was developed to help such people by teaching them skills to recognize and respond constructively to thoughts and feelings associated with relapse, aiming to prevent a downward spiral into depression."
This implird that MBCT is better than medication and/or psychotherapy, but later it says that it's just as (in)effective as medication, and also doesn't seem to realize that MBCT IS a form a psychotherapy.
"teaching them skills to recognize and respond constructively to thoughts and feelings associated with relapse, aiming to prevent a downward spiral into depression."
A lot of forms of psychotherapy do this. Some, do it explicitly, like CBT. Some do it implicitly, like psychoanalysis.
The important thing that the article leaves out (or that the study was unable to demonstrate) is how well it compares to other forms of psychotherapy in treating depression.
So in conclusion, what we know from this paper, is only, psychology should continue the course it's on: treat depression with a combination of medication and psychotherapy, and MBCT is a valid option.
"Treatment usually involves either medication, some form of psychotherapy or a combination of both. Yet many patients fail to get better and suffer recurring bouts of illness.
"MBCT was developed to help such people by teaching them skills to recognize and respond constructively to thoughts and feelings associated with relapse, aiming to prevent a downward spiral into depression."
This implird that MBCT is better than medication and/or psychotherapy, but later it says that it's just as (in)effective as medication, and also doesn't seem to realize that MBCT IS a form a psychotherapy.
"teaching them skills to recognize and respond constructively to thoughts and feelings associated with relapse, aiming to prevent a downward spiral into depression."
A lot of forms of psychotherapy do this. Some, do it explicitly, like CBT. Some do it implicitly, like psychoanalysis.
The important thing that the article leaves out (or that the study was unable to demonstrate) is how well it compares to other forms of psychotherapy in treating depression.
So in conclusion, what we know from this paper, is only, psychology should continue the course it's on: treat depression with a combination of medication and psychotherapy, and MBCT is a valid option.