Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to the prevention and treatment of most
preventable chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses. The cultivation of mindfulness …

Cognitive contributions to the behaviors observed in substance and non-substance
addictions have been investigated and characterized. Based on models of drug addictions …

This practical book has given tens of thousands of clinicians and students a comprehensive
introduction to mindfulness and its clinical applications. The book describes the …

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world,
and long-term abstinence rates remain modest. Mindfulness training (MT) has begun to …

Objective: A strong relation between negative affect and craving has been demonstrated in
laboratory and clinical studies, with depressive symptomatology showing particularly strong …

Humans suffer heavily from substance use disorders and other addictions. Despite much
effort that has been put into understanding the mechanisms of the addictive process …

An emerging body of research suggests that mindfulness-based interventions may be
beneficial for smoking cessation and the treatment of other addictive disorders. One way that …

This paper reviews the philosophical origins, current scientific evidence, and clinical
promise of yoga and mindfulness as complementary therapies for addiction. Historically …

Addiction has generally been characterized as a chronic relapsing condition (Leshner,
1999). Several laboratory, preclinical, and clinical studies have provided evidence that …

Mindfulness-based treatments are growing in popularity among addiction treatment
providers, and several studies suggest the efficacy of incorporating mindfulness practices …