Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 10 2 2016 02 06 86 92 EN Zahra Sedaghati-Barog Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran SeyyedJalal Younesi Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran AmirHosein Sedaghati Kalamstan language foundation manager (CEO), unit 4-second floor-number 735-Shahid Ghandi Square-North Sohrevardi- Seyed Khandan Bridge-Tehran-Iran Zohre Sedaghati rights expert,assistance 2015 10 17 2015 10 17 Objective: The findings demonstrated that parents of children with cerebral palsy experience elevated levels of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptom and subjective symptom of stress and low quality of life. Effective interventions targeting relapse have the potential to dramatically reduce the point prevalence of this condition. Many studies have shown that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an intervention that has shown efficacy in improving quality of life. In this study, the effect of Mindfulness –Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on increasing quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy has been examined. Method: Three mothers of CP children with low scores on quality of life in WHOQOL-BREF inventory participated in this single- case study. Results: Findings revealed that the MBCT program elevated quality of life of the participants. The improvement quotient for quality of life of each participant was good. Conclusion: The results have implication for efficacy of mindfulness for improvement of psychosocial life of families of children with cerebral palsy. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/388 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/388/383