Differences in Trait Mindfulness Across Mental Health Symptoms Among Adults in Substance Use Treatment
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Mindfulness is a growing area of investigation among individuals manifesting substance use disorders, as mindfulness meditation may help to prevent relapse to substance use. The current study examined levels of trait mindfulness in substance users seeking treatment from May 2012 to August 2012 in a Tennessee residential center and whether patients with probable (i.e., diagnoses based on a self-report screening instrument) comorbid depression or PTSD reported lower mindfulness than patients without a probable comorbid diagnosis. Data were collected from a convenience sample of archival patient records (N = 125) and four instruments. The majority of patients were male (n = 84) and non-Hispanic Caucasian (92%); the mean age of the sample was 37.36 (SD = 12.47). Results showed that lower trait mindfulness was associated with increased levels of substance use, depression, and PTSD. Patients with a probable depression or PTSD diagnosis reported lower mindfulness than patients without these disorders. Patients with probable comorbid depression and PTSD reported the lowest levels of mindfulness. These findings suggest that altering levels of mindfulness may be important for individuals manifesting dual-diagnoses in substance user treatment. The study's limitations are noted.
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Lower trait mindfulness is associated with more severe levels of substance use, depression, and PTSD in substance use patients.
“For example, Shorey et al. (2014) found in substance use patients that lower trait mindfulness was associated with more severe levels of substance use, depression, and PTSD.”
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- Authors
- Shorey, R. C., Brasfield, H., Anderson, S., & Stuart, G. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- Shorey, Ryan C.
- Venue
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-03-11
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 595-600
- ISSN
- 1082-6084 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-2491
- PMC
- PMC3990007
- OpenAlex
- W2039420577
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 1.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Substance Use & Misuse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F31AA020131, K24AA019707)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- trait mindfulness, substance use disorders, addiction treatment, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, comorbidities, dual diagnosis, residential treatment, relapse prevention, psychiatric symptoms
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Behavior Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Treatment Outcome, Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry), Substance-Related Disorders, Secondary Prevention, Young Adult, Mindfulness
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