@article{ref1,
title="Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may reduce thought suppression in previously suicidal participants: findings from a preliminary study",
journal="British journal of clinical psychology",
year="2009",
author="Hepburn, Silvia R. and Crane, Catherine and Barnhofer, Thorsten and Duggan, Danielle S. and Fennell, Melanie J. V. and Williams, J. Mark G.",
volume="48",
number="Pt 2",
pages="209-215",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Thought suppression is a strategy aimed at mental control that may paradoxically increase the frequency of unwanted thoughts. This preliminary study examined effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on thought suppression and depression in individuals with past depression and suicidality. METHODS: In a randomized controlled trial design, 68 participants were allocated to an MBCT group or a treatment-as-usual waitlist control. Measures of thought suppression and depression were taken pre- and post-treatment. RESULTS: MBCT did not reduce thought suppression as measured by the White Bear Suppression Inventory, but significantly reduced self-reported attempts to suppress in the previous week. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence suggests that MBCT for suicidality may reduce thought suppression, but differential effects on thought suppression measures warrant further studies.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0144-6657",
doi="10.1348/014466509X414970",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466509X414970"
}