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Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Volume 7, 2008 - Issue 1
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Evaluation of a Residential Kundalini Yoga Lifestyle Pilot Program for Addiction in India

Sat Bir S. Khalsa PhD Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Gurucharan S. Khalsa PhD Kundalini Research Institute, Santa Cruz, NM, USA
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Hargopal K. Khalsa MSc Center for Contemplative Awareness, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Mukta K. Khalsa LPC 3HO SuperHealth, Espanola, NM, USA
Pages 67-79 | Published online: 11 Oct 2008
 
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Abstract

Previously reported substance abuse interventions incorporating meditation and spiritual approaches are believed to provide their benefit through modulation of both psychological and pyschosocial factors. A 90-day residential group pilot treatment program for substance abuse that incorporated a comprehensive array of yoga, meditation, spiritual and mind-body techniques was conducted in Amritsar, India. Subjects showed improvements on a number of psychological self-report questionnaires including the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale and the Quality of Recovery Index. Application of comprehensive spiritual lifestyle interventions may prove effective in treating substance abuse, particularly in populations receptive to such approaches.

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