I. Theoretical and Research Background

2. The Origins of Despair: An Evolutionary Perspective

3. Why the Idea of Suicide Won't Let Go

4. How Could Mindfulness Help?: Doing and Being

II. MBCT for Those at Risk of Suicide

5. Assessing Vulnerability to Depression and Suicidality

6. Developing the Preclass Interview: Encouraging Vulnerable Participants to Engage in and Persist with Mindfulness Meditation

7. Session 1: Awareness and Automatic Pilot

8. Session 2: Living in Our Heads

9. Session 3: Gathering the Scattered Mind

10. Session 4: Recognizing Aversion

11. Session 5: Allowing/Letting Be

12. Session 6: Thoughts Are Not Facts

13. Session 7: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?

14. Session 8: Maintaining and Extending New Learning

15. How Does MBCT Enable Transformation?: Jane's Story

III. Training Teachers and Defining Competence

16. MBCT Teaching Integrity: Assessing Mindfulness-Based Teaching Skills

17. The Experience of Being an MBCT Teacher

IV. MBCT—The Results

18. Mindfulness on Trial: Does MBCT Help People at Risk of Suicide?

Further Reading and Resources

References