Table 2.
Total number of participants and mean amount of therapy sessions received as treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) and changes in antidepressant medication from baseline to posttreatment
| MBCT + TAU | TAU | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | M | SD | N | % | M | SD | Test | |
| Therapy sessions | |||||||||
| Psychologist | 23 | 46.9 | 4.84 | 6.59 | 30 | 52.6 | 3.86 | 4.37 | χ2(1) = 0.256, P = 0.61 |
| t(92) = –0.859, P = 0.39 | |||||||||
| Psychiatrist | 15 | 30.6 | 0.73 | 1.33 | 20 | 35.1 | 0.72 | 1.09 | χ2(1) = 0.178, P = 0.67 |
| t(92) = –0.092, P = 0.97 | |||||||||
| Occupational therapist/ nurse specialist | 8 | 16.3 | 1.04 | 3.12 | 13 | 22.8 | 1.28 | 2.63 | χ2(1) = 0.626, P = 0.43 |
| t(92) = 0.395, P = 0.69 | |||||||||
| Day care treatment | 4 | 9.7 | 14.5b | 11.21 | 1 | 1.75 | 12b | 0 | Fisher's exact: P = 0.174 |
| t(3) = –0.199, P = 0.855 | |||||||||
| Medication | |||||||||
| Discontinueda | 4 | 8.2 | 2 | 3.5 | |||||
| Decrease in medication level | 3 | 6.1 | 1 | 1.8 | |||||
| Increase in medication level | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | |||||
Note. Psychologist sessions include therapy sessions lead by a registered psychologist (e.g., CBT, IPT, neuropsychological tests, schema therapy). Sessions by a psychiatrist include check‐up and advice concerning medications. Therapy sessions given by an occupational therapist/nurse specialist include therapies such as running therapy, rehabilitation modules, and psychomotor therapy. Day care includes outpatient care provided by a mental health care institution such as day treatment.
All antidepressant medication tapered to zero.
In days; only including participants with ≥1 day of day care treatment.