Cynthia Price|Elizabeth A. Wells|Dennis M. Donovan|Tessa Rue
Mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy as an adjunct to women's substance use disorder treatment: A pilot feasibility study
Neurobehavioral Systems|University of Washington|University of Washington|Seattle Indian Health Board|University of Washington|University of Washington
study examined mindful awareness bodyoriented therapy mabt feasibility novel adjunct womens substance use disorder sud treatment individual therapy mabt combines manual mindbody approaches develop interoception selfcare tools emotion regulation 2group randomized controlled trial repeatedmeasures design used comparing mabt treatment usual tau relapse substance use related health outcomes sixtyone women screened eligibility 46 enrolled participants randomized mabt received 8 weekly mabt sessions results showed moderate large effects including significantly fewer days substance use primary outcome mabt compared tau posttest secondary outcomes showed improved eating disorder symptoms depression anxiety dissociation perceived stress physical symptom frequency bodily dissociation mabt compared tau 9month followup conclusion feasible implement mabt womens sud treatment results suggest mabt worthy efficacy testing