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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may reduce thought suppression in previously suicidal:

Full Title: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may reduce thought suppression in previously suicidal participants: findings from a preliminary study.

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.

Br J Clin Psychol. 2009 Jun;48(Pt 2):209-15. Hepburn SR, Crane C, Barnhofer T, Duggan DS, Fennell MJ, Williams JM. University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. silvia.hepburn@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Posted: 07/25/2009

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