Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough. An award-winning clinical psychologist and continuously funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, his program of research characterized psychological markers of relapse vulnerability in affective disorder which, in turn, provided an empirical rationale for offering training in mindfulness meditation to recurrently depressed patients in recovery.  An author of over 10 books and 200 scientific publications, including The Mindful Way Through Depression – a patient guide for achieving mood balance in everyday life – Dr. Segal continues to advocate for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. 

At the end of this activity learners will be able to:    

Describe depressive relapse vulnerability in terms of mood link changes in cognitive processing. 

Review the evidence base for Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy 

Highlight findings from cognitive neuroscience that suggest stress suppresses sensory processing in remitted depressed patients. 

Identify access points for sense foraging as a way to enhance interoceptive awareness and depressive prophylaxis.   

Zoom Link: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/98034547274?pwd=dklxUkpCK3JHMk1YOVJ2SW9CQkROUT09     

Meeting ID: 980 3454 7274    

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