Application of mindfulness breathing based psychotherapy for relapse prevention among individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome

Page: 432-440

Uparikar D. Premkant and Singh R. Amool (Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand)

Traditional RPT believed that thoughts and beliefs lie inside the returned of feelings and movements. This remedy is not working at a deeper stage of thoughts at the mind. In opposite to this, the Mindfulness based therapeutic techniques are targeted at non-judgemental mindset of thoughts. Fourteen individuals diagnosed with ADS were taken from IPD of RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi. Amongst these, seven individuals were randomly distributed in experimental group (MBBRPT group) and control group (TAU group). Nature of the sample was purposive sampling. Outcome variables were measured by four scales, i.e., WCST, DERS, SOCRATES, and PGWBS. MBBRPT group was provided with the MBBRP therapy program. Therapeutic program consisted of approximately 16 sessions or as per as requirement. Pre to post treatment improvements were found on cognitive functioning’s, emotion regulation, motivation for change, and psychological general well-being measures. Significantly reduced emotion dysregulation, and upgradation in cognitive skills and, quality of life was also evident over time from pre to follow. Present study suggests that mindfulness breathing helps peoples with alcohol dependence on developing higher emotional regulatory competencies to prevent relapse by developing better cognitive and emotional regulatory skills.