The contribution of mindfulness practice to a multicomponent behavioral sleep intervention following substance  abuse treatment in adolescents: a treatment-development study. 


Author: Bitton WB, Bootzin RR, Cousins JC, et al.

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical  School, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA. Willoughby_Britton@Brown.edu 
Conference/Journal: Subst Abus.
Date published: 2010 Apr
Other:
 Volume ID: 31   ,  Issue ID: 2   ,  Pages: 86-97   ,  Word Count: 154  
    Abstract: Poor sleep is common in substance use disorders (SUDs) and is a risk factor for relapse. Within the 

context of a multicomponent, mindfulness-based sleep intervention that included mindfulness meditation (MM) for 

adolescent outpatients with SUDs (n = 55), this analysis assessed the contributions of MM practice intensity to gains in 

sleep quality and self-efficacy related to SUDs. Eighteen adolescents completed a 6-session study intervention and 

questionnaires on psychological distress, sleep quality, mindfulness practice, and substance use at baseline, 8, 20, and 

60 weeks postentry. Program participation was associated with improvements in sleep and emotional distress, and re- 

duced substance use. MM practice frequency correlated with increased sleep duration and improvement in self- 

efficacy about substance use. Increased sleep duration was associated with improvements in psychological distress, 

relapse resistance, and substance use-related problems. These findings suggest that sleep is an important therapeutic 

target in substance abusing adolescents and that MM may be a useful component to promote improved sleep.