Mindfulness may be effective for difficult-to-treat depression, study finds

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By Olivia Bowthorpe

A UK study has found that mindfulness can be an effective treatment for patients with major depressive disorder who have not benefitted from NHS talking therapies services.

Researchers compared outcomes for 234 people randomly assigned to either mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus treatment as usual, or just treatment as usual.¹