Mindfulness training alters depressed patients feelings and beliefs about their thoughts and emotions.

University of California, Davis

MBCT increases mindfulness in patients with treatment resistant depression. There are three proposed ways mindfulness helps patients with depression. 

- Strengthening attention
- Increasing positive emotions
- Altering feelings

Mediators of the Relationship Between Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Treatment Resistant Depression: Mindfulness

Foroughi, A., Sadeghi, K., Parvizifard, A. A., Parsa Moghadam, A., Davarinejad, O., Farnia, V., &amp; Azar, G. (2020). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for reducing rumination and improving mindfulness and self-compassion in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 42(2), 138–146. https://doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0016 

The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for reducing rumination and improving mindfulness and self-compassion in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Mindfulness helps strengthen attentional processes so that a natural feeling of sadness is less likely to lead to serious depression.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Treatment Resistant Depression: Mindfulness Strengthens Attention

Mindfulness increases feelings of kindness, compassion, openness and other positive emotions so that patients learn to be open to negative emotions rather than avoid them.

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