Acupuncture and relaxation response for craving and anxiety reduction among military veterans in recovery from substance use disorder
| Autor: | Bei-Hung Chang, Elizabeth Sommers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Medicine (miscellaneous) Craving medicine.disease law.invention Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) mental disorders medicine Acupuncture Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal on Addictions. 23:129-136 |
| ISSN: | 1055-0496 |
| Popis: | Background and Objectives Substance use disorder (SUD) is a major health issue, especially among military veterans. We previously reported the effects of auricular acupuncture and the relaxation response (RR) on reducing craving and anxiety following 10-week interventions among veterans who were in recovery from SUDs. Our current analysis examines effects following each intervention session and RR daily practice. Methods We conducted a three-arm randomized controlled trial on residents of a homeless veteran rehabilitation program. Sixty-Seven enroled participants were randomly assigned to acupuncture (n = 23), RR (n = 23), or usual care (n = 21). Participants in the two intervention groups rated their degree of craving for substance on a scale of 1–10 and anxiety levels on a scale of 1–4 (total score 20–80) before and after each intervention session. Mixed effects regression models were used for analysis. Results Craving and anxiety levels decreased significantly following one session of acupuncture (−1.04, p = .0001; −8.83, p |
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