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Description: This study investigated changes in emotion regulation as a potential mechanism explaining the relationship between increases in mindfulness and symptom reductions in individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) of 162 patients with depression and anxiety disorders. Longitudinal changes in mindfulness, emotion regulation, depression, and anxiety, were investigated during pre-treatment (baseline), in the early treatment phase (session 5), in the mid-treatment phase (session 15), and post-treatment (session 25). Further, we analyzed whether the effects of mindfulness on emotion regulation could be enhanced by including a session-introducing mindfulness intervention in individual CBT compared to conditions of standardized progressive muscle relaxation and no standardized session-introducing intervention.