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Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Alcohol Dependence: Therapeutic Mechanisms and Intervention Acceptability 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Garland, E.L.,Schwarz, N.R.,Kelly, A.,Whitt, A.,Howard, M.O.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor & Francis
  • 출판년도2012
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
  • 발행사항Vol.12No.3[2012]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1533-256X
  • 소개/요약Mindfulness-based interventions may decrease addictive behaviors while promoting non-reactivity to stressors. This study employed qualitative methods to enhance understanding of mindfulness-related treatment effects. Study participants were eighteen alcohol dependent adults residing in a therapeutic community who had participated in a Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention. Interviews were conducted to elicit participant narratives. Responses to open-ended questions were analyzed using a grounded theory approach and the method of constant comparison. Narrative accounts suggested that MORE enhanced self-awareness while helping clients to cope more effectively with emotional distress and addictive impulses. MORE appears to be acceptable to participants and feasible to implement within a residential treatment setting. Mindfulness training may assist marginalized persons recover from addiction.