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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, developed to prevent depression relapse in adults diagnosed with clinical depression, has attracted the attention of researchers in the current literature, and there is a growing interest in these applications. This growing interest has led to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy applications for children and adolescents. The current systematic review focuses on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy applications for children and adolescents. In this context, a total of 12 articles accessed from databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley, Sage, and Sciencedirect) were included in the study. According to the findings obtained from the articles, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy has proven to be an effective intervention in reducing post-traumatic stress, introversion, and attention problems, as well as depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents. In addition, follow-up studies have indicated that the gains obtained from the application continue. These findings highlight important points regarding the use of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in children and adolescents. On the other hand, the insufficient number of participants in the studies, lack of feedback, and lack of alternative treatments indicate that further studies on this application are still needed. The current systematic review study attempts to reveal the possible effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy applications conducted in children and adolescents.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Psychology
Journal Section
Review
Early Pub Date
December 13, 2025
Publication Date
April 15, 2026
Submission Date
July 15, 2025
Acceptance Date
November 5, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 18 Number: 3
APA
Karataş, H., & Tok, E. S. (2026). Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 18(3), 1105-1124. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1742265
AMA
1.Karataş H, Tok ES. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2026;18(3):1105-1124. doi:10.18863/pgy.1742265
Chicago
Karataş, Hasan, and Emine Sevinç Tok. 2026. “Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 18 (3): 1105-24. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1742265.
EndNote
Karataş H, Tok ES (April 1, 2026) Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 18 3 1105–1124.
IEEE
[1]H. Karataş and E. S. Tok, “Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review”, Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1105–1124, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.18863/pgy.1742265.
ISNAD
Karataş, Hasan - Tok, Emine Sevinç. “Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 18/3 (April 1, 2026): 1105-1124. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1742265.
JAMA
1.Karataş H, Tok ES. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2026;18:1105–1124.
MLA
Karataş, Hasan, and Emine Sevinç Tok. “Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, vol. 18, no. 3, Apr. 2026, pp. 1105-24, doi:10.18863/pgy.1742265.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Karataş, Emine Sevinç Tok. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children And Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2026 Apr. 1;18(3):1105-24. doi:10.18863/pgy.1742265
