Long-term effects of individual mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive behavior therapy for depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes: a randomized trial.

Presents a study which examines long-term effects of individual mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive behavior therapy for depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes. We hypothesized that reductions in depressive symptoms achieved directly after Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) would be sustained during the 9-month follow-up period. This is the first study to examine and compare the long-term effects of MBCT and CBT as treatments for depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes. In the current study, we found no long-term effect on the HbA1c values, neither for MBCT nor for CBT.