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Depression: Third Wave Case Conceptualization

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In this chapter, we compare third-wave psychotherapeutic approaches to earlier approaches, using MBCT as a primary example. A wealth of research shows that MBCT is an efficacious and cost-effective alternative to CBT and antidepressants in preventing depression relapse and recurrence among people who have a history of depression. From a combination of quantitative and qualitative studies, we are starting to better understand how MBCT brings about its therapeutic effects, for example, by training people to see thoughts and emotions as mental events instead of facts and to respond to these mental events with an attitude of acceptance and non-judgement.

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Zuo, Z., Segal, Z. (2022). Depression: Third Wave Case Conceptualization. In: O'Donohue, W., Masuda, A. (eds) Behavior Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11677-3_17

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