title: Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Alcohol Dependence: Therapeutic Mechanisms and Intervention Acceptability.
abstract: Mindfulness-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.
authors.affiliation: Trinity Institute for the Addictions, College of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Garland
authors.forename: Noah M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whitt
authors.forename: Matthew O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Howard