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KMID : 0870520130170020074
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2013 Volume.17 No. 2 p.74 ~ p.79
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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Recovery Program from Addiction on Emotional Awareness of Alcohol Dependence : A Pilot Efficacy Trial
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Ha Mi-Ji
Park Young-Min
Lee Seong-Keun
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Abstract
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Objectives： The aim of this study was to determine whether Mindfulness-Based Recovery Program from Addiction (MBRA) produced positive effects on emotional awareness in a group of alcohol dependent inpatients.
Methods： Nineteen alcohol dependent inpatients finished the final 8-week follow-up assessment. Among them, 9 subjects participated in the 8-week MBRA program with weekly sessions (meditation group), and the other 10 received the usual treatment (control group). Both groups were assessed by Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Empathy Quotient (EQ) at baseline and at 4 weeks and 8 weeks of MBRA treatment.
Results： The meditation group showed significant improvements in TAS-20 total score and cognitive empathy score of EQ at the end of the study. It showed a tendency that the EQ total score of the meditation group was a little higher than that of the control group.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggested the potential benefits of mindfulness meditation trainings by improving emotional awareness for alcohol dependences.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol dependence, Mindfulness, Alexithymia, Empathy
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