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| Sarah BowenSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated populationSarah Bowen
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:343-7. 2006..VM participants showed decreases in alcohol-related problems and psychiatric symptoms as well as increases in positive psychosocial outcomes. The utility of mindfulness-based treatments for substance use is discussed...- Spirituality, mindfulness and substance abuseJanis Leigh
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle WA 98195 1525, United States
Addict Behav 30:1335-41. 2005..Thus, spirituality may be related to decreased substance use. In contrast, a positive relationship between mindfulness and smoking/frequent binge-drinking behavior was uncovered, and warrants further investigation... - Marginalized evidence: effective knowledge translation strategies for low awareness issuesSarah Bowen
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Healthc Manage Forum 19:38-44. 2006..This article describes the successful application of KT strategies to a specific low awareness issue (the importance of using trained health interpreters) within a large Canadian Regional Health Authority... - The role of thought suppression in the relationship between mindfulness meditation and alcohol useSarah Bowen
University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Addict Behav 32:2324-8. 2007..Those who participated in the course reported significant decreases in avoidance of thoughts when compared to controls. The decrease in avoidance partially mediated effects of the course on post-release alcohol use and consequences... - Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: a pilot efficacy trialSarah Bowen
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Subst Abus 30:295-305. 2009..Results from this initial trial support the feasibility and initial efficacy of MBRP as an aftercare approach for individuals who have recently completed an intensive treatment for substance use disorders... - Surfing the urge: brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokersSarah Bowen
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 23:666-71. 2009..The study provides preliminary data for future studies examining both mechanisms and effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for cigarette smoking... - The mindfulness-based relapse prevention adherence and competence scale: development, interrater reliability, and validityNeharika Chawla
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Psychother Res 20:388-97. 2010..Finally, overall ratings on the Adherence section were positively related to changes in mindfulness over the course of the treatment... - Depression, craving, and substance use following a randomized trial of mindfulness-based relapse preventionKatie Witkiewitz
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:362-74. 2010..The goal in the current study was to examine the relation between measures of depressive symptoms, craving, and substance use following MBRP... - Moderating effects of a craving intervention on the relation between negative mood and heavy drinking following treatment for alcohol dependenceKatie Witkiewitz
Department of Psychology, Washington State University Vancouver, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 79:54-63. 2011..Thus, targeting craving during treatment could potentially attenuate the relation between negative affect and drinking...