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Efficacy of Beck Cognitive Therapy and Teasdale Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Reduction of Depressive Symptoms and Modification of Meta-Cognitive Beliefs in Dysthymic Patients
Abbass Abolghasemi, Ph.D.*, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Hossein Gholami, M.A., University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Mohammad Narimani, Ph.D., University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Masood Ganji, Ph.D., University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Abstract:The aim of the present research was to compare the efficacy of Beck’s cognitivetherapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitive beliefs in dysthymicpatients. The sample consisted of 30 subjects randomly selected from patients with dysthymia who consulted 6 clinics in the city of Mashhad. Thesubjects were randomlyassigned to two experimental groups and each group wastreated for a three month period using either Beck’s cognitive therapy orTeasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The instruments employed in this research were the Beck Depression Inventory, Psychological Interview, and Meta-cognition Questionnaire. Subjects completed the tests through pretest, posttest and follow up intervals. A repeated measure of analysis of variance showed that Beck’s cognitive therapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-basedcognitive therapy were effective in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitive beliefs. However, no significant difference was foundbetween Beck’s cognitive therapy and Teasdale’s mindfulness-based cognitivetherapy in reducing depression and modification of meta-cognitivebeliefs in dysthymic patients.
Keywords: Cognitive therapy; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; Depression; Meta-cognitive beliefs; Dysthymia
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