How Does Mindful Mood Balance for Moms Work?

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER · Aug 5, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) prevents depressive relapse and reduces residual depression symptoms among adults with recurrent depression not currently in episode. Women in perinatal or early parenting years constitute a significant portion of this at-risk population with a history of depression for whom MBCT was designed. Novel delivery formats that provide access to core knowledge and skills of MBCT could increase public health impact-particularly for perinatal or early parenting women-but it is unclear whether such formats have comparable mental health outcomes and changes i...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. female,
• • 2. pregnant or having had a child within the past 36 months, \*
• • 3. 18 years of age or older,
• • 4. having a history of one or more prior major depressive episode (as assessed by a single question, "Have you had a history of mood concerns or major depression?")
• • 5. a current PHQ-9 score of \<= 14, and
• • 6. endorses ability to read and write fluently in English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. meeting criteria for current moderately severe depression symptoms (as assessed by the PHQ-9 \>= 15),
• • 2. current imminent suicidality (as assessed by the PHQ-9), and
• • 3. indication of other disorders or symptoms that necessitate priority treatment.