Mindfulness for substance use disorders
| Author(s) | Renzulli, Christine | |
| Date Accessioned | 2020-01-24T13:38:04Z | |
| Date Available | 2020-01-24T13:38:04Z | |
| Publication Date | 2019 | |
| SWORD Update | 2019-07-13T16:03:46Z | |
| Abstract | Background: With almost 22 million clients diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD), an effective, low cost, low resource treatment option, such as mindfulness, becomes a valuable resource. Purpose: The objective of this project was to implement mindfulness into an existing relapse prevention medication assisted treatment (MAT) recovery group to decrease symptom severity in adults with a SUD. Methods: Short guided mindfulness exercises and homework activities were implemented in a weekly SUD MAT recovery group. Data was collected in the form of a demographic questionnaire, the Timeline Follow-back survey, Penn Alcohol Craving Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire at weeks one, four, and eight. Results: The data did not show a statistically significant change from baseline after incorporating mindfulness into the weekly group. Change was noted in the decrease in drug use days from 12 drug/alcohol use days to 10, despite an overall increase in craving scores. Conclusion: Incorporating mindfulness-based interventions into treatment protocols for clients with SUD to help decrease SUD symptoms severity without interfering in other treatment modalities, did not have a statistically significant change in this project. Further investigation into the use of short guided mindfulness interventions is needed. ☐ Keywords: Substance use disorder, medication assisted treatment, mindfulness | en_US |
| Advisor | Graber, Jennifer | |
| Degree | D.N.P. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, School of Nursing | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.58088/hkz9-mw10 | |
| Unique Identifier | 1137372670 | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/24968 | |
| Language | en | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| URI | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2283939819?accountid=10457 | |
| Title | Mindfulness for substance use disorders | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |