Clinical psychology Treatment of Substance Use Disorders by Coping with Drug Cravings Through the Use of Mindfulness Meditation| A Program Development THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EaganTimothy BrianThe purpose of this dissertation is to develop a mindfulness meditation based substance abuse...
Mindfulness- and acceptance-based therapies have been explored within the context of addiction treatment, with some preliminary success. The current empirical study investigated the effectiveness of a brief suppression versus mindfulness-based strategy for coping with cigarette cravings. Participants (N =...
doi:10.1111/dar.12361SilsburyCatherineDrug & Alcohol Review
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