Is an adapted form of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy an effective treatment to support the recovery of 15-18-year-olds who, despite already receiving some treatment, are still experiencing symptoms of depression?
- Conditions
- Mental healthMental and Behavioural Disorders
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 480
Young people:
1. Aged 15 to 18 years old at the time of recruitment
2. Completed at least one evidence-based treatment for anxiety or depression
3. Primary problem of unresolved or relapsed depression or anxiety: not recovered sufficiently to be discharged, or who have subsequently relapsed and been re-referred for treatment of depression or anxiety
4. Readiness to engage in a group-based mindfulness-based intervention, which would include the ability to focus and participate in a group for up to 1 hour 45 minutes; capacity to think flexibly and reflect on one's own experiences; and the willingness to practice everyday mindfulness and learn formal meditation for up to 15 minutes per day.
Carers:
1. A carer of a young person who has consented to take part in the study
Young people:
1. Current active management required for suicidal risk, self-harm or eating disorder
2. Current psychosis or PTSD
Carers:
1. A carer of a young person who has not consented to take part in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Young people’s levels of depression measured using the Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) over the 12-month follow-up period using an Area Under the difference Curve (AUC) analysis of the fortnightly
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method