Group Therapy for Nicotine Dependence: Mindfulness and Smoking
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this behavioral research study is to create and study a Mindfulness-Based
Addiction Treatment (MBAT) for nicotine dependence. Mindfulness is a method to help focus
attention on being in the "here and now." It can be learned through training in how to
control one's attention. It is usually taught through meditation. The overarching goals of
the study are to evaluate the efficacy of MBAT for nicotine dependence and the mechanisms and
effects posited to mediate MBAT's impact on abstinence.