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Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Addictive Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1339517
This article is part of the Research Topic Recovery-oriented Services for People with Substance Use Disorders View all 3 articles

Mindfulness-based relapse prevention targeting psychological craving and trait mindfulness of methamphetamine-dependent young female Chinese adults: A randomized controlled trial Mindfulness-based relapse prevention targeting psychological craving of methamphetamine-dependent young female Chinese adults

Provisionally accepted
Liu Xuan Liu Xuan 1*Yidan Zhang Yidan Zhang 1*Hongxin Cheng Hongxin Cheng 1*Honglin Dong Honglin Dong 1Yuting You Yuting You 1*Yuxi Wu Yuxi Wu 2*Chunli Yang Chunli Yang 2*Lushi Jing Lushi Jing 1*
  • 1 Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
  • 2 Sichuan Women’s Compulsory Isolation Drug Treatment Center, Deyang, China

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    We recruited 58 MA-dependent young adult females from a compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation center in Sichuan Province and randomly divided them into an MBRP group (n = 29) and a control group (n = 29) according to their degree of psychological craving. The MBRP group received 2 hours of MBRP training twice a week for 4 weeks, alongside routine treatment at the drug rehabilitation center. Meanwhile, the control group solely received routine treatment at the drug rehabilitation center without any additional interventions. The assessment was conducted before and immediately after the intervention, with the Compulsive Drug Use Scale (OCDUS) used to assess craving and the Five-Factor Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ) used to assess trait mindfulness. Also, a "mental feedback monitoring balance" instrument was used to assess concentration and relaxation during some training sessions. This randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of decreasing psychological craving and increasing trait mindfulness.At baseline, there were no significant differences in total or dimension scores for FFMQ or OCDUS between the two groups (all P > 0.05). After the intervention, the repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant time main effect on changes in observing, non-judging, and non-reacting scores (all P < 0.05), and a significant interaction effect between time and group on both FFMQ total score and OCDUS score (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). Mental feedback monitoring indicated significant improvement in concentration and relaxation after breath meditation exercises (P < 0.05 or P < 0.001). Additionally, the MBRP group showed improved relaxation during the body scan exercise (P < 0.01).MBRP training can improve the trait mindfulness of MA addicts and reduce psychological cravings effectively.

    Keywords: MA-dependent1, female2, young adult3, psychological craving4, MBRP5

    Received: 16 Nov 2023; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Xuan, Zhang, Cheng, Dong, You, Wu, Yang and Jing. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Liu Xuan, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
    Yidan Zhang, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
    Hongxin Cheng, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
    Yuting You, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
    Yuxi Wu, Sichuan Women’s Compulsory Isolation Drug Treatment Center, Deyang, China
    Chunli Yang, Sichuan Women’s Compulsory Isolation Drug Treatment Center, Deyang, China
    Lushi Jing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China

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