Blended Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Persistent Depression

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. A current diagnosis of Major Depression as assessed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV (First, Spitzer, Gibbon, \& Williams, 2002).
• •2. A chronic or recurrent lifetime history of depression, with either chronic persistence of symptoms or a history of at least three previous episodes of depression, two of which needed to have occurred during the last two years.
• •3. Self-reported severity of current symptoms on a clinical level as indicated by a PHQ-9 score of 10 or more.
• •4. Age 18 to 65 thus excluding cases of late life depression given that such cases might differ in aetiology.
• •5. Fluency in spoken and written English.
• •6. Have individual access to a computer or mobile device with internet connection and video link.