AIM AND HYPOTHESES
The primary aim is to investigate treatment mechanisms of MBCT and markers of relapse risk.
Controlled design:
First, we aim to first investigate the effect of treatment on clinical outcomes in the controlled design post treatment and at 3 months follow up. Second, we will run mediation analyses of hypothesized mechanisms (increased mindfulness skills, decentering, interoceptive and decreased rumination, and change in neural connectivity in a priori networks), and finally check for moderating influences of vulnerability markers (childhood trauma, no. episodes of depression and residual symptoms).
Prospective design:
We aim to investigate predictors of relapse risk at 12 month follow treatment using i) baseline markers and ii) mechanism outcomes that change significantly due to treatment, and iii) check for moderating influences of vulnerability markers
