Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression : a new approach to preventing relapse / Zindel V. Segal, J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale ; foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Challenge of Depression -- Depression: The Scope of the Problem -- Cognition, Mood, and the Nature of Depressive Relapse -- Developing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy -- Models in Mind -- 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 -- Evaluation and Dissemination -- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Trial -- Going Further: Further Reading, Websites, and Addresses.