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Neurophysiological evidence for remediation of reward processing deficits in chronic pain and opioid misuse following treatment with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: exploratory ERP findings from a pilot RCT

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Garland, Eric L., Froeliger, Brett, Howard, Matthew O.·2015·Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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Dysregulated processing of natural rewards may be a central pathogenic process in the etiology and maintenance of prescription opioid misuse and addiction among chronic pain patients. This study examined whether a Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention could augment natural reward processing through training in savoring as indicated by event-related brain potentials (ERPs). Participants were chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse who were randomized to 8 weeks of MORE (n = 11) or a support group control condition (n = 18). ERPs to images representing naturally rewarding stimuli (e.g., beautiful landscapes, intimate couples) and neutral images were measured before and after 8 weeks of treatment. Analyses focused on the late positive potential (LPP)--an ERP response in the 400-1,000 ms time window thought to index allocation of attention to emotional information. Treatment with MORE was associated with significant increases in LPP response to natural reward stimuli relative to neutral stimuli which were correlated with enhanced positive affective cue-responses and reductions in opioid craving from pre- to post-treatment. Findings suggest that cognitive training regimens centered on strengthening attention to natural rewards may remediate reward processing deficits underpinning addictive behavior.

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  • MORE did not significantly increase self-reported mindfulness, nor did it result in significant decrements in craving, but it significantly reduced symptoms associated with chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse.

    “Contrary to their hypotheses, MORE did not significantly increase self-reported mindfulness, nor did it result in significant decrements in craving, but significantly reduced symptoms associated with chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse.”

    From Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Substance and Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review (2018) · cites this paper as [57]

    The paper’s introductory account of the earlier RCT reports that MORE significantly reduced opioid craving relative to a support group, directly contrary to the claim that craving did not significantly decrease. That passage also supports the reported reductions in pain and opioid misuse; the passages reviewed do not establish the claimed nonsignificant change in self-reported mindfulness. The paper’s Results further associate increased reward-related brain responses with decreases in craving. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • In mechanistic analyses from a RCT of MORE as a treatment for prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients, MORE produced significant increases in cardiac-autonomic and electrocortical responses to natural reward stimuli that were, in turn, associated with decreases in opioid craving.

    “In mechanistic analyses from a RCT of MORE as a treatment for prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients, MORE produced significant increases in cardiac-autonomic and electrocortical responses to natural reward stimuli that were, in turn, associated with decreases in opioid craving [30, 31]”
  • Taking part in MORE was linked to stronger electrocortical markers of natural reward processing, specifically the late positive potential.

    “electrocortical indices of natural reward processing (i.e., late positive potential (LPP).47”
  • MORE's effects of raising autonomic and electroencephalographic responses to natural reward stimuli were linked to lower drug craving.

    “MORE’s effects on increasing autonomic and electroencephalographic responses to natural reward stimuli were associated with reductions in drug craving,46,47”

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  1. Garland EL 2013 Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Addiction, Stress, and Pain Washington, D.C. NASW Press
  2. Weinberg A Hajcak G 2010 Beyond good and evil: Implications of examining electrocortical activity elicited by specific picture content Emotion 10 6 767 782 21058848

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Authors
Garland, E. L., Froeliger, B., & Howard, M. O.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Garland, Eric L.
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2014-11-11
Volume
38
Issue
2
Pages
327-336
ISSN
  • 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3521
OpenAlex
W2064349719
Cited by
136
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
FWCI
7.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 032517, R03DA032517, R01DA042033, R34DA037005, DA037005)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement, chronic pain, prescription opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, savoring, late positive potential, event-related potentials, positive affect, opioid craving, mindfulness-based interventions
MeSH terms
Analgesics, Opioid, Evoked Potentials, Visual, Female, Humans, Individuality, Male, Middle Aged, Opioid-Related Disorders, Pilot Projects, Reward, Chronic Pain, Mindfulness

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