March Mindfulness Groups in Cincinnati

The next 8-week mindfulness groups in Cincinnati will begin on March 21, 2011 at the Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine. The groups will be run by Dr. Richard Sears. To register, call the Alliance Institute at 513-791-5521. For more information about the groups, visit www.psych-insights.com/mindfulness.html.

Mindfulness as effective as antidepressants

A new study showed that individuals who were randomly assigned either to take antidepressant medication or attend a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy course had an equal chance of getting another relapse of depression. Zindel Segal comments on the results on the blog of the UCSD Center for Mindfulness.