About Mark Williams
Mark Williams is professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the British Academy. With his colleagues at Oxford and Cambridge, he co-developed mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) which clinical trials have shown to be as effective as medication and therapy for depression. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, working on behalf the National Health Service, now recommends MBCT as a primary treatment for depression