Inpatient meditation for alcohol use disorder reduces mood dysregulation: A pilot study
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Yun-Jung Choi
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University
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Dong-Hee Cho
Department of Nursing, Semyung University
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Na-Rae Lee
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University
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- Keywords:
- alcohol use disorder, emotion, meditation, mood regulation, psychosocial stress
- Abstract
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We provided a meditation training program for psychiatric hospital inpatient clients with alcohol use disorder and tested its efficacy as a treatment modality for mood dysregulation. Participants were 31 men who were assigned to experimental or control groups. Those who participated in the meditation training program for 8 weeks reported a significant decrease in psychosocial stress and negative mood states and an increase in positive mood states compared to the control group participants. The results demonstrated that meditation training was beneficial in decreasing stress and negative mood states and increasing positive mood states in people with alcohol use disorder. More meditation training programs for clients with alcohol use disorder are needed to control their mood dysregulation, which is one of the most important elements of managing negative mood states.
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- 2023-10-04
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- Vol. 51 No. 10 (2023)
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