Introducing <i>Qigong</i> Meditation into Residential Addiction Treatment: A Pilot Study Where Gender Makes a Difference

Chen, Kevin W.; Comerford, Anthony; Shinnick, Phillip; Ziedonis, Douglas M.

doi:10.1089/acm.2009.0443

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“…Divergent gender effects of movement-based meditation were observed in a study on the efficacy of qigong meditation in residential addiction treatment which found that, following treatment, women in their sample reported more reduction in anxiety and withdrawal symptoms than men (Chen et al, 2010). Additionally, a review of MBIs in the treatment of substance use disorder reported divergent gender responses to interventions, with women preferring and benefiting more from mindfulness treatments (Katz and Toner, 2013).…”

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Women Benefit More Than Men in Response to College-based Meditation Training

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Objectives: While recent literature has shown that mindfulness training has positive effects on treating anxiety and depression, there has been virtually no research investigating whether effects differ across genders—despite the fact that men and women differ in clinically significant ways. The current study investigated whether college-based meditation training had different effects on negative affect for men and women.Methods: Seventy-seven university students (36 women, age = 20.7 ± 3.0 years) participated in 12-week courses with meditation training components. They completed self-report questionnaires of affect, mindfulness, and self-compassion before and after the course.Results: Compared to men, women showed greater decreases in negative affect and greater increases on scales measuring mindfulness and self-compassion. Women’s improvements in negative affect were correlated to improvements in measures of both mindfulness skills and self-compassion. In contrast, men showed non-significant increases in negative affect, and changes in affect were only correlated with ability to describe emotions, not any measures of experiential or self-acceptance.Conclusion: These findings suggest that women may have more favorable responses than men to school-based mindfulness training, and that the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions may be maximized by gender-specific modifications.

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“…These results are consistent with a prior pilot study, which found that subjects receiving qigong meditation (i.e., ''internal qigong'' practice) had significantly higher treatment completion rates and a greater reduction in craving. 9 An interesting finding in the current study was related to the subject's perception of group assignment. Subjects in EQT were significantly more likely to endorse assignment in real EQT compared to sham after the first and last treatment despite the use of standardized healing procedures and significant efforts to maintain the blind.…”

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A Pilot Study of Qigong for Reducing Cocaine Craving Early in Recovery

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et al. 2013

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…Mindfulness-based interventions to treat problematic substance use behaviors have been well-supported, as results have indicated decreases in craving (Chen et al, 2010; Chiesa and Serretti, 2014; Garland et al, 2014), substance use behavior (Bowen et al, 2006; Bowen et al, 2014; Brewer et al, 2011; Chiesa and Serretti, 2014; Witkiewitz et al, 2014), and substance-related consequences (Bowen et al, 2006; Witkiewitz et al, 2014) post-treatment. While fewer studies have examined brief, laboratory-based mindfulness interventions, Bowen and Marlatt (2009) demonstrated that a brief, 11-min, intervention decreased smoking behavior in college student cigarette smokers.…”

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Examination of trait impulsivity on the response to a brief mindfulness intervention among college student drinkers

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Peltier

Waldo

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Psychiatry Research

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Mindfulness-based strategies show promise for targeting the construct of impulsivity and associated variables among problematic alcohol users. This study examined the moderating role of intervention (mindfulness vs relaxation vs control) on trait impulsivity and three outcomes examined post-intervention (negative affect, positive affect, and urge to drink) among 207 college students with levels of at-risk drinking. Moderation analyses revealed that the relationship between baseline impulsivity and the primary outcomes significantly differed for participants who underwent the mindfulness versus relaxation interventions. Notably, simple slope analyses revealed that negative urgency was positively associated with urge to drink following the mindfulness intervention. Among participants who underwent the relaxation intervention, analysis of simple slopes revealed that negative urgency was negatively associated with urge to drink, while positive urgency was positively associated with positive affect following the relaxation intervention. Findings suggest that level (low vs high) and subscale of impulsivity matter with regard to how a participant will respond to a mindfulness versus relaxation intervention.

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Introducing Qigong Meditation into Residential Addiction Treatment: A Pilot Study Where Gender Makes a Difference

Cited by 54 publications

References 17 publications

Women Benefit More Than Men in Response to College-based Meditation Training

Women Benefit More Than Men in Response to College-based Meditation Training

A Pilot Study of Qigong for Reducing Cocaine Craving Early in Recovery

Examination of trait impulsivity on the response to a brief mindfulness intervention among college student drinkers

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