TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and self-discrepancy in recovered depressed patients with a history of depression and suicidality
JO  - Cognitive therapy and research
A1  - Crane, C.
A1  - Barnhofer, T.
A1  - Duggan, D.S.
A1  - Hepburn, S.
A1  - Fennell, M.V.
A1  - Williams, J.M.G.
SP  - 775
EP  - 787
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0147-5916
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-008-9193-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -