<div>Mindfulness can be used as a preventative treatment for depression.</div>The idea is that you actively pay attention to the moment, without judging. It helps the mind to revisit thoughts about the past and to put the future into perspective.

Use of mindfulness

There is clinical evidence for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a way to prevent depression and anxiety.Mindfulness may be good for other psychiatric conditions including bipolar disorder.There is also growing evidence that mindfulness is effective for chronic long-term health conditions.

Mindfulness as an effective treatment

Mindfulness is not a cure all. With all the hype around mindfulness it can sometimes be difficult to tell whether the information is quality-controlled and reliable. We need  to be careful not to overstate it's usefulness.

Mindfulness can be overstated

At just after 6.15pm in a brightly lit conference room in Oxford, 22 grown men and women are lying on the floor trying hard to focus on their left knee. From across the room a lilting, calm voice has already invited the group to explore their feet and ankles with "gentle curiosity" and is heading up through the body.

Mindfulness can be overstated

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