Telehealth mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement vs usual care in individuals with opioid use disorder and pain

JAMA Psychiatry

2023-12-08

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial of 154 individuals with chronic pain in methadone treatment for an opioid use disorder, relative to usual care, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) plus usual care demonstrated efficacy for decreasing drug use, pain, and depression and increasing methadone treatment retention and adherence. Participants receiving MORE attended eight weekly, 2-hour telehealth groups that provided training in mindfulness, reappraisal, and savoring in addition to usual care.

Authors: Nina Cooperman, Psy.D., of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey, is the corresponding author.

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