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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on a Behavioural Measure of Rumination in Patients with Chronic, Treatment-Resistant Depression

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Cladder-Micus, Mira B., Becker, Eni S., Spijker, Jan, Speckens, Anne E. M., Vrijsen, Janna N.·2019·Cognitive Therapy and Research

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It has been found that Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces rumination in remitted and currently depressed patients. However, less is known about the effects of MBCT on rumination in chronically and treatment-resistant depressed patients. Typically, questionnaires are used to assess rumination, but this introduces the risk of response and recall biases. A recent systematic review (van der Velden et al. Clinical Psychology Review 37:26–39, 2015) proposes to also include behavioural measures. A behavioural measure that has previously been used to assess rumination in dysphoric students is the breathing focus task (BFT). The first aim of this research was to investigate whether the BFT can be used in chronically, treatment-resistant depressed patients to measure rumination. We therefore administered the BFT in patients with chronic, treatment-resistant depression (n = 73) and compared them with never-depressed controls (n = 106). Patients reported significantly more negative thought intrusions and subsequent sad mood. Secondly we tested in a randomized-controlled trial whether MBCT in combination with treatment-as-usual (MBCT + TAU, n = 26) compared with TAU (n = 36) reduces rumination assessed with the BFT in chronically, treatment-resistant depressed patients. Negative thought intrusions significantly decreased in the MBCT + TAU condition, compared with TAU. The results show that MBCT reduces rumination assessed with the BFT in chronically, treatment-resistant depressed patients.

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Authors
Cladder-Micus, M. B., Becker, E. S., Spijker, J., Speckens, A. E. M., & Vrijsen, J. N.
Affiliations
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author
Cladder-Micus, Mira B.
Venue
Cognitive Therapy and Research
Published
2019-02-13
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
666-678
ISSN
  • 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2819
OpenAlex
W2914113289
Cited by
28
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
FWCI
4.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cognitive Therapy and Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Fonds Psychische Gezondheid (2011 6630)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, rumination, chronic depression, treatment-resistant depression, sad mood

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