Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, First Edition

Zindel V. Segal, PhD, is Head of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, where he is also Head of the Psychotherapy Program. Dr. Segal is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. His publications include [i]Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression[/i], coauthored with Rick E. Ingram and Jeanne Miranda. J. Mark G. Williams, DPhil, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Wales, Bangor, where he has also served since 1997 as Director of the University's Institute of Medical and Social Care Research. Widely published, he is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. John D. Teasdale, PhD, holds a Special Scientific Appointment at the Medical Research Council's Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, England. He is a fellow of the British Academy, a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and a recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientist Award (Division 12).

Kabat-Zinn, Foreword. Part I: The Challenge of Depression. Introduction. Depression: The Scope of the Problem. Cognition, Mood, and the Nature of Depressive Relapse. Developing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Models in Mind. Part II: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. The Eight-session Program: How and Why. Automatic Pilot: Session 1. Dealing with Barriers: Session 2. Mindfulness of the Breath: Session 3. Staying Present: Session 4. Allowing/Letting Be: Session 5. Thoughts are Not Facts: Session 6. How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?: Session 7. Using What Has Been Learned to Deal with Future Moods: Session 8. Part III: Evaluation and Dissemination. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Trial. Going Further: Further Reading, Websites, and Addresses. Epilogue.