The Effects of the Be Mindful Intervention in Previously Depressed Individuals Experiencing Subclinical Symptoms

This study is designed to help individuals cope with their current depressive symptoms by providing them access to a 4-week online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Be Mindful. Research has shown that completion of the Be Mindful intervention can reduce depressive symptoms in a community sample, and this study aims to evaluate if it can also help reduce depressive symptoms in individuals with a confirmed history of depression. Participants will either receive the intervention at the start of the study or four months after the start of the study (i.e., at 3-month follow-up), which will allow research staff to assess if reductions in depression are due to the intervention or something else. Research staff will also evaluate if the reduction in depressive symptoms lasts over the three months following intervention, and will investigate possible reasons for the change in depression (i.e., why the intervention produces change).