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This study with depressed adolescents demonstrated significant improvement in depression symptoms, mindfulness and self-efficacy, and decreased rumination and suicidal ideation. The depression 2 symptoms continued to significantly improve at 3 month follow-up while improvement in mindfulness, self-efficacy, rumination, and suicidal ideation were maintained at follow-up.