Mindfulness and meditation for treating substance abuse problems

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Marlatt, G. Alan

American Psychological Association

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug addiction--Treatment.

Drug addiction.

Alcoholism--Treatment.

Alcoholism.

Cognitive therapy.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Meditation--Therapeutic use.

Meditation.

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Alcoholism--therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Alcoholism--therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Meditation.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (44 min., 9 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2011

System Details:

video file

Summary:

G. Alan Marlatt works with clients addicted to substances or activities to teach them meditation and mindfulness techniques to deal with their cravings. To practice this meditation technique, clients learn how to observe their addictive cravings without judgment, which helps them see the bigger picture and act or not act accordingly. Marlatt works with a 30-year-old male client whose parents divorced when he was young. After his mother remarried, he was emotionally and physically abused by his stepfather and estranged from his biological father. In his teenage years and in his 20s, he became addicted to alcohol and marijuana. He also describes his problems with road rage. Marlatt uses cognitive behavior therapy to help the client understand the connection between his thoughts and feelings, his alcohol and drug addiction, his road rage, and their relation to his experiences as a child and young adult. Marlatt introduces the idea of meditation, and they practice a 5-minute meditation that he can practice on his own

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