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SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 45, Issue 7-8, Pages 1201-1215Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/10826080903474003
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Cocaine; cocaine use-related disorders; expressed emotion; stress; emotional; recovery; craving
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We conducted a prospective, single-blind, parallel group, controlled trial to evaluate effects of written emotional expression in patients receiving intensive treatment for cocaine dependence in a residential-unit setting. Randomization to the emotional expression treatment produced changes in blood pressure and mood during writing sessions, possibly because of its ability to stimulate active coping behavior. At an initial follow-up visit, patients that had received written emotional expression reported lower values for craving intensity and were less likely to self-report use of cocaine. These results may indicate a therapeutic effect of written emotional expression during recovery from cocaine dependence.
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