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Alexandra Amador

1 paper in the library · 8 citations · publishing 2024

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Adaptation of a mindfulness-based intervention for trauma-exposed, unhoused women with substance use disorder.

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy December 1, 2024 Dana Rose Garfin, Alexandra Amador, Jessica Osorio et al. 8 citations

Women experiencing homelessness (WEH) report exceedingly high rates of trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorder (SUD). Mindfulness-based interventions including Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) may help lower traumatic stress-related symptoms and reduce SUD, but have been underexplored in community-based settings serving WEH with symptoms of...