After reading the article and the comments here, I have mixed reactions to this. As I have learned more about anti-depressants, I've come around to the opinion

After reading the article and the comments here, I have mixed reactions to this. As I have learned more about anti-depressants, I've come around to the opinion that they are no more effective than placebo at treating mental illness. The fact that mindfulness therapy is "as good as medication" tells me that mindfulness therapy isn't very useful either. What it does make me think is just the act of being treated helps. Awareness of mental illness and pushing people to seek any treatment then seems to be preferable to doing nothing at all. I'd still hedge my bets and choose some form of therapy over messing with the chemical system in my brain. I personally have experience with CBT and have great results, but in addition to that there is Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and other forms of clinical therapy designed to treat mental illness that someone can try if CBT doesn't work for them.