Mindfulness for Alcohol Abusing Offenders

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Conditions studied: Alcohol Abuse, Criminal Behavior

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03883646

Run by

The Mind Research Network

People needed

392

Starts

2018-07-01

Expected to finish

2025-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• The Mind Research Network — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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