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标题：Evaluating mood fluctuation and dream imagery in recovering addicts
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作者：Nicolle J Miller ; Teresa L DeCicco ; Patrick J Fox 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Dream Research
电子版ISSN：1866-7953
出版年度：2015
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：27-34
DOI：10.11588/ijodr.2015.1.16762
语种：English
出版社：Library of the University of Heidelberg
摘要：Addiction can lead to a plethora of health, social and economical problems. Substances are used for mood regulation, and therefore, waking day mood is extremely important during recovery of alcohol and drug addiction. The current study examined the effects of meditation on anxiety and depression levels. All participants were male, and currently in treatment programs or early stages of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Participants were tested for anxiety and depression and were asked to provide a recent dream, prior and post to participating in the intervention. Dreams were scored using Hall and Van de Castle guidelines for scoring imagery. Results are consistent with previous research in that anxiety and depression levels changed over the course of the meditation period. Implications for future research are discussed as well as applications of meditation in clinical and applied practice.
关键词：Mood fluctuation;dream imagery;addiction