Metacognition is the ability to critically analyze the way you think, or, more simply, self-awareness and control over your thoughts. This can best be described as developing appropriate and useful thinking strategies at each step of the task.
Metacognitive correction is associated with a significant reduction in depressive symptoms and the results achieved are maintained over the next 6-12 months.
Metacognitive correction (MCC) continues to gain momentum as a treatment for psychological complaints.Metacognitive correction differs from CBT in that it targets specific psychological processes involved in thought control, which allows patients to free themselves from rumination and worry; cognitive processes play a central role in depression
Metacognitive Correction (MCC) versus Cognitive behavior correction (CBC) in Adults with Major Depression