Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Primary Care Patients

This is an interventional health services research trial for Depression, Anxiety focused on measuring Mild to moderate Depression, Mild to moderate Anxiety, Mindfulness based cognitive therapy, Primary care, PHQ-9, GAD-7, Antidepressants, Anxiolytica, Subjective wellbeing Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• PHQ-9 and GAD-7 score 5-14 points
• Age18 - 67
• No current/recent psychotherapy of any kind other than his/hers physicians therapy( can be taking antidepressants but not in CBT)
• No regular meditation or yoga practice
• Not mentally retarded
• Speaks and understands Icelandic
• No current substance dependence
• Not diagnosed with schizophrenic symptoms or bipolar disease that that currently requires treatment
• Not participating in another mental health study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age: <18 and >67 years old.
2. Severe psychiatric symptoms requiring psychiatric care
3. Risk of suicide
4. Inability to participate in group sessions because of severe substance misuse;
5. Inability to speak and understand Icelandic
6. Pregnancy;
7. Current psychotherapy of any kind;
8. Participation in any other psychiatric intervention study;
9. Thyroid disease (if newly diagnosed by the doctor).
10. Score under 5 on both GAD7 and PHQ-9 and score over 14 on either GAD7 or PHQ-9.
11. One or more of the following ICD-10 psychiatric diagnoses:

F00-F09 Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders F10-F19 Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use F20-F29 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders F70-F79 Mental retardation

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