ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2014
Mindfulness as a strategy for coping with cue-elicited cravings for alcohol: an experimental examination.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Brief mindfulness training for negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Pooled it
- The hyper-sentient addict: an exteroception model of addiction.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2015Pooled it
- Disrupting the path to craving: Acting without awareness mediates the link between negative affect and craving.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Trial
- Mindfulness as a predictor of cognitive-behavioral therapy outcomes in inner-city adults with posttraumatic stress and substance dependence.Addictive behaviors · 2020Trial
- Ultra-Brief Mindfulness Training Reduces Alcohol Consumption in At-Risk Drinkers: A Randomized Double-Blind Active-Controlled Experiment.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2017Trial
- Momentary mindfulness versus distraction coping messages to reduce cannabis craving among young adults: A microrandomized trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- The role of mindfulness, meditation, and peer support in recovery capital among Recovery Dharma members.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Article
- End User Participation in the Development of an Ecological Momentary Intervention to Improve Coping With Cannabis Cravings: Formative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- A randomized controlled trial protocol for engaging distress tolerance and working memory to aid smoking cessation in low socioeconomic status (SES) adults.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2020Article
- Mindfulness may be a novel factor associated with CPAP adherence in OSAHS patients.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Article
- Current Evidence on Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Complementary Anticraving Intervention.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Review
- Gender specific association between the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and alcohol consumption and injuries caused by drinking in the sixth Tromsø study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Article
- Mindfulness meditation in the treatment of substance use disorders and preventing future relapse: neurocognitive mechanisms and clinical implications.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2018Review
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Substance and Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Smartphone-based, momentary intervention for alcohol cravings amongst individuals with an alcohol use disorder.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Article
- Initial Development of a Brief Behavioral Economic Assessment of Alcohol Demand.Psychology of consciousness (Washington, D.C.) · 2015Article
- D-cycloserine to enhance extinction of cue-elicited craving for alcohol: a translational approach.Translational psychiatry · 2015Article
- Delay discounting and the use of mindful attention versus distraction in the treatment of drug addiction: a conceptual review.Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundMindfulness has been identified as a promising strategy for managing cravings for alcohol and other drugs, but little controlled experimental research has directly studied whether this approach is effective. The current study systematically examined the effects of an acute mindfulness manipulation on craving for alcohol during prolonged exposure to alcohol cues.
methodsHeavy drinkers (N = 84, 50% male) underwent a prolonged alcohol cue exposure paradigm in a simulated bar environment and received either a mindfulness-based strategy, a distraction (DST)-based strategy (active control), or no strategy (passive control) to cope with alcohol cravings and discomfort associated with craving.
resultsNo baseline differences were present between conditions. Manipulation checks revealed that participants in the 2 active conditions reported using the recommended strategies. Across groups, the initial exposure to alcohol cues was associated with significant increases in craving, urge distress, and heart rate. Mixed analyses of variance on these indices following the experimental manipulation revealed significant differences based on condition over the course of the bar laboratory protocol. The DST strategy was significantly more effective at acutely reducing craving and urge distress than the other 2 conditions, which did not significantly differ from each other.
conclusionsContrary to our prediction, these findings suggest that an acute DSTstrategy is beneficial for coping with alcohol cravings. The potential importance of protracted mindfulness training to detect significant effects on in vivo craving, additional implications, and methodological considerations are discussed.
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