Mindfulness for Alcohol Abusing Offenders

Description

Over half of state and federal prisoners meet clinical criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, and after release from prison, over three-quarters of offenders are re-arrested within five years. Thus, there is a critical need for more effective interventions that could help disrupt this insidious cycle of alcohol abuse, criminal behavior, and incarceration. This project will support the development and evaluation of a mindfulness intervention for female prison inmates that will target key neuropsychological vulnerabilities that are associated with relapse and recidivism.

Conditions

Alcohol Abuse, Criminal Behavior

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Over half of state and federal prisoners meet clinical criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, and after release from prison, over three-quarters of offenders are re-arrested within five years. Thus, there is a critical need for more effective interventions that could help disrupt this insidious cycle of alcohol abuse, criminal behavior, and incarceration. This project will support the development and evaluation of a mindfulness intervention for female prison inmates that will target key neuropsychological vulnerabilities that are associated with relapse and recidivism.

Mindfulness for Alcohol Abusing Offenders

Mindfulness for Alcohol Abusing Offenders

Condition
Alcohol Abuse
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Albuquerque

The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18-65 years of age
  • * Alcohol Use Disorder
  • * Female (biological sex at birth)
  • * Time to release from incarceration \> 3 months
  • * 5th grade or higher reading level
  • * Able to speak and understand English
  • * Uncorrectable auditory or visual deficits
  • * Intelligence Quotient score below 70
  • * History of dementia or other cognitive disability
  • * Current psychotic disorder (chronic schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and/or active psychotic symptoms)
  • * Major medical illness or Central Nervous System disease
  • * MRI incompatibility (e.g., metal in body)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The Mind Research Network,

Study Record Dates

2025-04-30