J. Richard Korecki|Frank J. Schwebel|Victoria R. Votaw|Katie Witkiewitz
Mindfulness-based programs for substance use disorders: a systematic review of manualized treatments
University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico|University of New Mexico
abstract background substance use disorders prevalent returning substance use ie relapse following treatment common underscoring need effective treatments help individuals maintain longterm reductions substance use mindfulnessbased interventions mbis increasingly developed evaluated treatment substance use disorders aim article update systematic review conducted li et al 2017 outcomes randomized control trials mbis substance use disorders addition provided sessionbysession examination widely used mbi protocols methods conducted comprehensive literature search pubmed psycinfo web science databases january 2016 april 2020 studies included based following criteria 1 examined effects mbi 2 employed randomized controlled trial design repeated measures including secondary data analyses randomized controlled trials 3 enrolled participants seeking treatment substance use disorders results search identified 902 publications 30 studies eligible inclusion data extraction mbis appear effective existing evidencebased treatments substance use disorders reducing frequency quantity alcohol drug use substancerelated problems craving substance use increasing rate abstinence conclusions future directions include additional large scale randomized controlled trials investigation suitable settings protocols examination patient populations may benefit mbis dissemination implementation research