Mental training ‘can combat depression’

A form of mental training could be as effective as anti-depressants at preventing people relapsing into depression, new research suggests.

The study was led by researchers at Oxford University. It was published in the Lancet medical journal. It found those undergoing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy were 44% prone to relapsing compared with 47% of those using anti-depressants.

The idea is for people to recognise the onset of depression, and control it.