title: Comparing mindfulness based cognitive therapy and traditional cognitive behavior therapy with treatments as usual on reduction of major depressive disorder symptoms.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this studyMindfulness and CBT were combined to investigate the enhance of psychotropic work. Both therapies have integrated acceptance-based mindfulness approaches with change-based cognitive behavioral therapies to create efficacious treatments. That is, introduce use of MBCT in active phase of treatment and chronic depression.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to evaluate efficacy of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with Treatments as usual (TAU) to reduce psychiatric symptoms in a sample of patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
  
  
  METHODS
  90 patients who were referred to clinics of university of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences and Tehran University Counseling Centre and met DSM-IV criteria for MDD were selected. They were randomly assigned to MBCT (n = 30), CBT (n = 30), or TAU (n = 30). They were aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 28, SD = 8), with an average of two previous depression episodes. They were interviewed through the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and self-report by Brief Symptom Inventory, pre and post treatment. Patients in MBCT and CBT group received the treatment, while TAU group continued therapy (anti-depressant).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated that MBCT and CBT groups have significant efficacy on reduction of MDD symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MBCT appears to be as effective as CBT in the treatment of current depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Abdollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omidi
authors.forename: Parvaneh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohammadkhani
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zargar
keywords: Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Major depressive Disorder; psychiatric