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Mindfulness meditation improves emotion regulation and reduces drug abuse

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Tang, Yi-Yuan, Tang, Rongxiang, Posner, Michael I.·2016·Drug and Alcohol Dependence
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.041
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BACKGROUND: The core clinical symptoms of addiction include an enhanced incentive for drug taking (craving), impaired self-control (impulsivity and compulsivity), emotional dysregulation (negative mood) and increased stress reactivity. Symptoms related to impaired self-control involve reduced activity in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), adjacent prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and other brain areas. Behavioral training such as mindfulness meditation can increase the function of control networks including those leading to improved emotion regulation and thus may be a promising approach for the treatment of addiction. METHODS: In a series of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we tested whether increased ACC/mPFC activity is related to better self-control abilities in executive functions, emotion regulation and stress response in healthy and addicted populations. After a brief mindfulness training (Integrative Body-Mind Training, IBMT), we used the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Profile of Mood States (POMS) to measure emotion regulation, salivary cortisol for the stress response and fMRI for brain functional and DTI structural changes. Relaxation training was used to serve as an active control. RESULTS: In both smokers and nonsmokers, improved self-control abilities in emotion regulation and stress reduction were found after training and these changes were related to increased ACC/mPFC activity following training. Compared with nonsmokers, smokers showed reduced ACC/mPFC activity in the self-control network before training, and these deficits were ameliorated after training. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that promoting emotion regulation and improving ACC/mPFC brain activity can help for addiction prevention and treatment.

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Authors
Tang, Y.-Y., Tang, R., & Posner, M. I.
Affiliations
  • Texas Tech University (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University of Oregon (US)
Corresponding author
Tang, Yi-Yuan
ORCID
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-06
Volume
163
Pages
S13-S18
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.041
OpenAlex
W2418056822
Cited by
306
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 33
FWCI
3.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Office of Naval Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
mindfulness meditation, emotion regulation, drug abuse, addiction treatment, self-control, anterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal cortex, stress response, salivary cortisol, smoking, craving, impulsivity, executive function, brain network activity, addiction prevention
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Emotions, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Relaxation Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Prefrontal Cortex, Meditation, Substance-Related Disorders, Executive Function, Mindfulness

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