International Journal of the Addictions
September 1977
R J Monahan
Using mailed questionnaires, the Transcendental Meditation program was investigated as an approach to the secondary prevention of substance dependence. Significant differences were found between a random sample of meditators and matched control subjects in usage levels and percentage of users for almost all legal and illegal drugs. Meditators had used more prescribed psychoactive medications...
ETS Research Bulletin Series
December 1, 1973
Donald R. Goodenough, Herman A. Witkin, Helen Lewis et al.
1 citation
ABSTRACT A number of hypotheses about the effects of presleep stress on dream recall among field‐dependent and field‐independent Ss were tested to explore the role of repression and of dream affect in dream recall. The effect of presleep stress was to increase arousal during REM sleep and affect in dream reports. The data also suggest that the most affectful dreams are best recalled. Among...
Journal of Addiction Medicine
Ameya Krishnan
3 citations
Among 20.4 million US adults diagnosed with substance use disorders (SUDs), up to 60% return to use despite treatment or attempted abstinence. Standard care for SUDs is pharmacotherapy and/or behavioral interventions in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. Both national and international epidemiological data suggest this approach to treatment is insufficient and use of an integrative...
Sergei Kalutskiy
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Current models of addiction fail to provide a unified explanation for three persistent anomalies: (1) relapse after years of sustained abstinence when no physiological dependence remains, (2) withdrawal symptoms in behavioral addictions where no exogenous chemical agent is involved, and (3) the efficacy of mutually contradictory therapeutic approaches, such as motivational interviewing,...
Jensi Amali, Anita David, Hilaria Soundari et al.
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Smartphone addiction is an increasing concern among adolescents and college students. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have emerged as potential strategies to reduce problematic smartphone use, although evidence remains inconsistent. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of mindfulness and MBIs in reducing smartphone, mobile phone, social media, and internet addiction. PubMed...
Sayed Shahbal, Asia Mushtaq
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Abstract Background: Internet addiction has become a growing psychological and public health concern among emerging adults due to increased engagement with digital technologies and online environments. Previous research suggests that mindfulness may serve as a protective factor against addictive behaviors; however, the cognitive mechanisms through which mindfulness influences internet addiction...
Danielle Mayall, Kate Y O'Malley, Beth Gononsky et al.
Abstract This search was conducted as part of a systematic review examining rhythmic and cyclical breathwork interventions (including Sudarshan Kriya Yoga and Holotropic Breathwork) for substance use disorders.
Baneet Gill
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a serious condition that affects millions worldwide and can have devastating and far-reaching health, social and economic consequences. Current treatment rates, which refer to the percentage of the total population living with AUD receiving treatment, remain low. The treatments that do exist, such as medications and behavioural treatments, are not...
Nestor Girala
Introduction There is a growing and renewed interest in the use of hallucinogenic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, especially since the FDA approval of esketamine treatment for resistant depression. The response to hallucinogenic psychedelic substances (ayahuasca, psilocybin, LSD, ketamine) in the treatment of depression and addictions calls for a theoretical explanatory model....
Anna Stefania Trippel, Ladina Philomena Gubser, Etna Jennifer Elektra Engeli et al.
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Abstract Background: Cocaine is the most frequently used stimulant worldwide, with increasing consumption rates in Europe. Cocaine use is associated with great harm to individuals and society. As of today, psychotherapeutic interventions for cocaine use disorder (CUD) demonstrate only modest effect sizes, and no pharmacotherapy has been approved due to gaps in understanding the disease....