2019
Mindfulness‐Based Relapse Prevention and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking: A Double‐Blind Sham‐Controlled Randomized Trial
Witkiewitz K, Stein ER, Votaw VR, Wilson AD, Roos CR, Gallegos SJ, Clark VP, Claus ED. Mindfulness‐Based Relapse Prevention and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking: A Double‐Blind Sham‐Controlled Randomized Trial. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 1296-1307. PMID: 30977904, PMCID: PMC6551269, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindfulness-based relapse preventionAlcohol cue reactivityAlcohol use disorderDirect current stimulationCue reactivitySham-controlled randomized trialHeavy drinking daysStop-signal reaction time taskRelapse preventionCurrent stimulationRight inferior frontal gyrusSelf-reported cravingInferior frontal gyrusReaction time taskTranscranial direct current stimulationPercent heavy drinking daysDrinking daysCurrent studyCue taskResponse inhibitionTime taskFrontal gyrusNeurobiological dysfunctionAnodal tDCSGroup treatment
2018
An Open Trial of Rolling Admission Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (Rolling MBRP): Feasibility, Acceptability, Dose-Response Relations, and Mechanisms
Roos C, Kirouac M, Stein E, Wilson A, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K. An Open Trial of Rolling Admission Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (Rolling MBRP): Feasibility, Acceptability, Dose-Response Relations, and Mechanisms. Mindfulness 2018, 10: 1062-1073. PMID: 31354877, PMCID: PMC6660179, DOI: 10.1007/s12671-018-1054-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness-based relapse preventionSubstance use disordersDose-response relationMental healthOpen trialRelapse preventionTotal sessionsSession mindfulness practiceShort-term residential treatmentBetter mental healthGood attendance ratesMindfulness practiceEffective treatmentUse disordersHigh satisfaction ratingsFormal mindfulness practiceAttendance ratesResidential treatmentTrialsSatisfaction ratingsHealthKey mechanismPreventionSignificant indirect effectOutcomesRace/ethnicity and racial group composition moderate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorder
Greenfield BL, Roos C, Hagler KJ, Stein E, Bowen S, Witkiewitz KA. Race/ethnicity and racial group composition moderate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorder. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 81: 96-103. PMID: 29454179, PMCID: PMC5860666, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlaska NativesAsianBlack or African AmericanCognitive Behavioral TherapyEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIndians, North AmericanMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderPsychotherapy, GroupSecondary PreventionSubstance-Related DisordersTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsHeavy drinking daysMindfulness-based relapse preventionSubstance use disordersRace/ethnicityIndividual race/ethnicityRelapse preventionUse disorders
2017
Baseline Patterns of Substance Use Disorder Severity and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Moderate the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
Roos CR, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K. Baseline Patterns of Substance Use Disorder Severity and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Moderate the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2017, 85: 1041-1051. PMID: 29083220, PMCID: PMC5679292, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindfulness-based relapse preventionSubstance use disordersSUD severityAnxiety symptomsRelapse preventionSUD symptomsSubstance use outcomesCognitive-behavioral relapse preventionOptimal treatmentUse disordersDepression symptomsSymptomsSymptom severityUse outcomesSeverityTrialsTreatment interaction effectsDepressionSevere levelsLower depressionBaseline patternsPreventionTreatmentLatent classesRelapse