Benefits Of Mindfulness Therapy And Cognitive Therapy

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Culturally, Adam, Paul and David are just like the next man may feel more shame about their depression and try to be a tough guy and tough it out or Adam should use alcohol or drugs as a self-medication. Untreated depression in men can have devastating consequences, as men are about four times more likely to die by suicide than women (World Health Association, 2016).
Truly, Paul and David could benefit in many ways from the research on depression. Paul is known for his zeal to continue to press regardless of the situation he is confronted with. He has being imprisonment, stoned, and ran out town all for the sake of Christ and to farther the gospel. David on the other hand, battled situations such as, he feared for life at the hands of King
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be more helpful than other treatments; "When mindfulness is combined with cognitive therapy, one of the things we see is people being trained to regard their thoughts as just thoughts and not to get ensnared by them," said Richard Davidson, of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also makes this statement, "Relapse is a very significant problem with depression, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be particularly valuable in reducing the risk of …show more content…
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