Journal
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 149-165Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/16066350701850295
Keywords
substance abuse; stigma; treatment; shame
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R21DA017644] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Little is known about the assessment and treatment of self-stigma in substance abusing populations. This article describes the development of an acceptance based treatment (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-ACT) for self-stigma in individuals in treatment for substance use disorder. We report initial outcomes from a study with 88 participants in a residential treatment program. The treatment involves 6 h of a group workshop focused on mindfulness, acceptance, and values work in relation to self-stigma. Preliminary outcomes showed medium to large effects across a number of variables at post-treatment. Results were as expected with one potential process of change, experiential avoidance, but results with other potential mediators were mixed.
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