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Mindfulness has become an increasingly popular in recent years. Research has found mindfulness based therapy to be successful as part of a treatment for depression \cite{hofmann_effect_2010}. This is of particular interest for the treatment for bipolar disorder, where treating depressive symptoms has to be carefully managed to avoid an increase in manic symptoms. This article will outline the main points relating to bipolar disorder, mindfulness, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, and six studies which have looked specifically at MBCT and its effectiveness as a treatment for bipolar disorder.