Zindel V. Segal, PhD, is a Ukranian psychologist, professor, and one of the founders of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). His clinical research examines the use of mindfulness meditation to treat depression and anxiety.
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As part of the COVID-19 mental health coping series, Dr. Zindel Segal (Professor of Psychology at the Department of Clinical Psychological Science, University of Toronto) shares tips on how we can practice mindfulness at home and shares some resources to get started.
If you’ve ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic unhappiness once and for all.
Providing a cutting-edge examination of the mechanisms underlying depression, this volume integrates important areas of research that have largely remained separate.
Imagine an 8-week program that can help you overcome depression, anxiety, and stress—by simply learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings.
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Dr. Zindel Segal (Professor of Psychology at the Department of Clinical Psychological Science, University of Toronto) answers the questions on how meditation can help us cope with stress and provides tips on dealing with negative thoughts.
Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was designed to pre-empt dysfunctional patterns by teaching formerly depressed patients how to be more aware of negative thoughts and feelings at times of potential relapse/recurrence, and to respond to those thoughts and feelings in ways that allow them...
This is the second excerpt from the 3rd session of our Treating the Depressed Client webcast series, titled The Mindful Way Through Depression. This excerpt features Zindel Segal
Zindel Segal, PhD., is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto- Scarborough. His study of mindfulness meditation and anti-depressant medication is revolutionary and encourages the practice of mindfulness as a way to supplement anti-depression regimens.
