@article{ref1,
title="Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and self-discrepancy in recovered depressed patients with a history of depression and suicidality",
journal="Cognitive therapy and research",
year="2008",
author="Crane, C. and Barnhofer, T. and Duggan, D.S. and Hepburn, S. and Fennell, M.V. and Williams, J.M.G.",
volume="32",
number="6",
pages="775-787",
abstract="Long-term vulnerability to depression is related to the presence of perceived discrepancies between the actual self and ideal self-guides. This study examined the immediate effects of an 8-week course of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on self-discrepancies in individuals currently in recovery, with a history of affective disorder that included suicidal ideation and behaviour. <br><br>RESULTS indicated significant time × group interactions for both ideal self similarity and ideal self likelihood ratings, primarily accounted for by increases in self-discrepancy from pre-test to post-test in the waiting list group which were not seen in those receiving MBCT. Changes in self-discrepancy were not associated with changes in residual depressive symptoms, but in the MBCT group there was a significant association between increases in ideal self similarity and the adoption of more adaptive ideal self-guides post treatment. MBCT may protect against increases in self-discrepancy in people vulnerable to relapse to depression and may also facilitate a shift in the goals of self-regulation. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-5916",
doi="10.1007/s10608-008-9193-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-008-9193-y"
}