Mindfulness trial shows cognitive based therapy offers an alternative to anti-depressant drugs in the prevention of depression relapse

A trial funded by the HTA Programme that compared mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with anti-depressant drugs to prevent depressive relapse has published in The Lancet.       MBCT had previously been shown to reduce the risk of relapse or recurrence of depression when compared to usual care, however this is the...
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