ABSTRACT
Background and Objective: In psychotherapy, mindfulness is intended as a mode promotion of selfawareness think to improve well-being. This study was done to determine the effect of mindfulness training on reduction of depressive symptoms among students
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 40 female students with depressive symptoms were divided into mindfulness training and control groups. Subjects in experimental group received training mindfulness-based stress reduction and the control group did not receive any training. Training was performed eight sessions for experimentl group. Subjects completed the beck depression questionnaire prior and after the training
Results: The mean +/- SD of depression symptoms was 21.10 +/- 5.6 but after mindfulness training significantly reduced to 11.5 +/- 3.70 [P<0.05]
Conclusion: Mindfulness training reduces depression symptoms among female students