The major depression disorder is common psychological disorders. mindfulness based Cognitive therapy is considered to be a useful treatment for it.This study aimed to investigate the impact of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on modification of maladaptive schemas and in patients with major depression. Using convenience sampling, 3 patients with major depression disorder were selected as the sample. All patients were assessed six times by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Yang’s maladaptive schemas- Short Form (SF-YSQ), scales. This study was a basic, multiline, and single subject research. The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis and charts. The improvement percentage formula and diagnostic improvement criterion was used for judging improvement rate. The patients with major depression disorder obtained high improvement percents in 60 days post-treatment and follow-up phases; they proved their effectiveness in all variables. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy on the presence of led to a significant reduction in the level of maladaptive schemas, in patients with major depression disorder (MDD). Therefore, clinicians should pay attention to it more than before.
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Special Received: 2014/03/4 | Accepted: 2014/08/23 | Published: 2014/08/23