Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression

Dear Editor, Mindfulness gives a sight to be aware of the present moment-by-moment sensations, emotions, thoughts, and experiences with a non-judgmental attitude.[1,2] Practitioners of mindfulness learn to live in the present moment and not travel in the past or future with their emotional interpretations of events which leads to pain in life. This technique is helpful in patient groups to overcome their depressive feeling, emotions, and behavior.[3-6] Two approaches of mindfulness that are widely evaluated and effective are Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT and MBSR both are also effective in clinical depression. Practicing it decreases the risk of…