Mindfulness therapy as effective as anti-depressants The largest meta-analysis so far of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression has found that MBCT is an effective treatment option that can help prevent the recurrence of major depression in those who are currently in remission. The paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical […]
Different domains of basic/clinical cognitive (neuro)science. See poster below:
Dr Tim Dalgleish (of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit) was awarded a grant from the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Scheme for “A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of a Novel Transdiagnostic Psychological Intervention for Mood and Anxiety Disorders”. With this, we developed a new psychological treatment for adult depression and anxiety disorders. This […]
Cambridge Clinical Research Centre in Affective Disorders 2017 Seminar Series Date Speaker Topic October 6th Michelle Moulds (University of New South Wales, Australia) Unhelpful Repetitive Thinking and its Role in Postnatal Adjustment November 3rd Andy MacLeod (Royal Holloway) Title TBC December 1st Sarah Halligan (University of Bath) Title TBC 2018 January February 2nd Kim Wright […]
The devil’s in the detail: Accessibility of specific personal memories supports rose-tinted self-generalizations in mental health and toxic self-generalizations in clinical depression. Hitchcock, C., Rees, C., Dalgleish, T. Summary: Models of memory propose that separate systems underpin the storage and recollection of specific events from our past (e.g., the first day at school), and of the […]
Beneficial effects of training in self-distancing and perspective broadening for people with a history of recurrent depression Some of our recent work at C2AD has been on targeting active components of gold-standard therapy for major depression through interventions that are easier to access. We found that Self-Distancing and Perspective Broadening training is a promising clinical […]
Join us for the C2AD June seminar with Dr Georgina Clifford (MRC-CBU and London Trauma Specialists). Georgina will be facilitating a half-day workshop on: The development and facilitation of an Emotion and Memory group programme for the treatment of Complex PTSD. Details: Friday 7th July 9.15 – 12.30 Lecture Theatre MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences […]
Join us for the C2AD June seminar with Martina Di Simplicio (CPFT and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit). Martina will be discussing her recent work on: IMAGINATOR: A proof of concept trial of an intervention for young people who self-harm. Details: Friday 2nd June 12:30pm-1:30pm Herchel Smith Building on the Forvie site at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in […]
We have recently published some work exploring a novel training programme that aims to isolate active components of current gold standard intervention for relapse prevention. The programme, Self-Distancing and Perspective Broadening Training, was effective at reducing distress to upsetting memories and reducing residual symptoms of depression in those who were currently remitted from depression, relative […]
Workshop: Treating Anhedonia with Dr Barney Dunn. April 28th 2017 Friday 28th April 2017. 9:30am -12:30pm ( arrive by 09:15) *This is a Free event* Introduction ‘The primary focus in CBT for depression has been on down-regulating negative thinking and feeling. However, it is increasingly realised that anhedonia, a reduction in the ability to experience […]
