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| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a method of
therapy which blends features of two disciplines: - Cognitive
therapy aims to identify and alter cognitive distortions (warped
or inaccurate thoughts); - Mindfulness is a meditative practice
from Buddhism, which aims to help people identify their
thoughts, moment by moment, but without passing judgement on the
thoughts. In MBCT, the patient is urged to recognize and accept
undesired feelings as they come and go instead of trying to push
them away. Traditional cognitive therapy, or cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT), focuses on changing negative content
of thoughts while MBCT emphasizes the process of paying
attention to thoughts and feelings moment by moment and without
judgment. Changing the patient's relationship to the suffering
caused by negative thoughts is the key because there is no
possible way to alleviate all suffering