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Table 2 Themes and subthemes of facilitators and barriers during MBCT

From: The feasibility of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for people with bipolar disorder: a qualitative study

Barriers

Facilitators

Training

Training

  Setting

  Setting

    Location

    Location

    Space

    Space

    Time

    Time

  Content

  Content

    Physical content

    Physical content

    Materials

    Materials

    Homework

    Homework

  Teacher

  Teacher

  Peer group

  Peer group

1. Psychosocial

1. Psychosocial

  Close relatives

  Close relatives

  Social contacts

  Social contacts

  Time available

  Time available

  Work

 

2. Personal characteristics

2. Personal characteristics

  Mindset

  Mindset

  Personality

  Personality

  Comorbid symptoms

 

3. Bipolar disorder

3. Bipolar disorder

  (Hypo)manic symptoms

  Hypomanic symptoms

  Depressive symptoms

  Stable mood

  Stable mood

 

  Medication

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