Citation

Bedard M, Felteau M, Marshall S, Cullen NK, Gibbons C, Dubois S, Maxwell H, Mazmanian D, Weaver B, Rees L, Gainer R, Klein R, Moustgaard A. J. Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013; 29(4): E13-22.

Affiliation

Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University, (Dr Bédard, Mr Dubois), Northern Ontario School of Medicine, (Dr Bédard, Mr Dubois, Mr Weaver), and Research Department, St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Dr Bédard, Mss Gibbons and Maxwell, and Mr Dubois); St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS (Ms Felteau); Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Marshall); Institute for Rehabilitation Research and Development, (Dr Marshall), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Marshall), Electromyography Laboratory, (Dr Marshall), and Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Marshall); West Park Healthcare Centre, (Dr Cullen), NeuroRehabilitation, Toronto Rehab, (Dr Cullen), and Division of Physiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (Dr Cullen); Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Mr Mazmanian, Dr Klein); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Rees); Brookhaven Hospital, Tulsa, OK (Dr Gainer); Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada (Dr Gainer); and Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Moustgaard).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182a615a0

PMID

24052092

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: We sought to determine if we could reduce symptoms of depression in individuals with a traumatic brain injury using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. SETTING:: The study was conducted in a community setting. PARTICIPANTS:: We enrolled adults with symptoms of depression after a traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:: We conducted a randomized controlled trial; participants were randomized to the 10-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention arm or to the wait-list control arm. MAIN MEASURES:: The primary outcome measure was symptoms of depression using the Beck Depression Inventory-II. RESULTS:: The parallel group analysis revealed a greater reduction in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores for the intervention group (6.63, n = 38,) than the control group (2.13, n = 38, P = .029). A medium effect size was observed (Cohen d = 0.56). The improvement in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores was maintained at the 3-month follow-up. CONCLUSION:: These results are consistent with those of other researchers that use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to reduce symptoms of depression and suggest that further work to replicate these findings and improve upon the efficacy of the intervention is warranted.

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