Category: Substance Abuse
The Role of Mindfulness Based Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment
Traditionally several modalities have been used either separately or in conjunction for treating chemical dependency and process addictions. These include 12 Step oriented interventions (which support the utilization of the 12 Step program as used by Alcoholics Anonymous and like fellowships, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy. More recently clinicians have been adding mindfulness practices to their repertoire of interventions. Several new mindfulness based interventions have gained popularity with professional clinicians, including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). These approaches borrow from age old Buddhist ... Read more