Daily Post, January 5th 2012 - Study' fresh look at fighting depression.

Researchers at Bangor University are examining the results of a major study into a fresh approach to tackling depression.  Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy teaches practical skills that can help with psychological health problems.  The University first published the first trial on the effectiveness of this therapy in 2000 and since then five rigorous randomised trials have confirmed the early results, that learning the skills of mindfulness meditation reduces the reoccurrence of depression.  Mindfulness approaches are showing to be beneficial for parents, young people, for people with cancer and their carers.