Objectives: Major depression (MDD) is one of the prevalent disorders and in research was one of the important aims. Purpose of present study was examining effectiveness of group MBCT as a new psychotherapeutic approach by inserting in relapse prevention of depression & treatment on cognitive affective somatic symptoms.
Method: Twenty six patients with MDD based on DSMIVR & SCID structured randomly assigned in two groups: experimental & control. All of patients tested by BDI & MBCT protocol during 10 sessions & 1 month follow up. Data were analyzed using ANOVA& ANCOVA.
Results: the deference between two groups in cognitive& affective symptoms was significant but there was not significant difference in somatic symptom of depression.
Conclusion: MBCT is effective on cognitive& affective symptoms of depression & its efficacy remains during follow up but this approach is not efficient on somatic symptoms of depression.