Research on MBCL: Four Studies Show Promising Results

The efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living (MBCL) was studied in a random controlled trial (RCT) by Professor Anne Speckens’ team at Radboud University, the Netherlands. MBCL was offered to people with recurrent depression, who had previously followed MBCT. Results show a significant reduction in depressive symptoms and significant increases in self-compassion, mindfulness and quality of life. Improvement continued at follow-up.
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A Swiss pilot study of an MBCL-based online programme among self-referring individuals with high levels of self-criticism, showed a significant increase in mindfulness, self-compassion, reassuring self and satisfaction with life; and a significant decrease in inadequate self, hated self, perceived stress and fear of compassion (Krieger, Martig, Van den Brink & Berger, 2016). Results correlated with time spent in the programme and were maintained at six-week follow-up.

A recent controlled trial in Switzerland showed significant health benefits in a non-clinical population who followed an online adaptation of MBCL (Krieger et al. 2019). Click here for more information.

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Agna Bartels of the Centre for Integrative Psychiatry (CIP) and researchers of the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) have done research on MBCL; the results of their research are published in Mindfulness Magazine. Click here to read or download the article:
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