Studies Conducted at Suffolk University on Behavioral and Brain Science Recently Published (Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Substance Use Disorder: Health Policy Implications): Science – Behavioral and Brain Science

2022 SEP 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on behavioral and brain science have been presented. According to news reporting from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Substance use disorder (SUD) exacts massive individual and public health burdens, in part because of its relapsing nature.”

Financial supporters for this research include National Institute of Drug Abuse; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Suffolk University: “First-line SUD treatments aim to strengthen affective and cognitive control to help individuals override impulses to use alcohol and other drugs, yet automatic physiological processes compromised by SUD interact with affective states and the environment, compromising effortful cognitive control and undermining attempts to avoid substance use. While existing first-line SUD treatments may indirectly help offset these vulnerabilities, none target them. Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) involves rhythmic breathing that directly targets these deficits, complementing first-line SUD treatments.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “HRVB has evolved from a clinic-based treatment to an ambulatory intervention utilizing wearable biosensors and smartphone applications with capacity for just-in-time support of affective and behavioral self-regulation. There is evidence supporting the efficacy of HRVB for SUD, but more research is needed to fully assess HRVB’s potential to support SUD recovery and inform policy.”

For more information on this research see: Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Substance Use Disorder: Health Policy Implications. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2022,9(2). The publisher for Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences is SAGE Publications.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322221113037.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Sarah T. Wieman, Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, United States. Additional authors for this research include David Eddie.

ORCID is an identifier for authors and includes bibliographic information. The following is ORCID information for the author of this research: David Eddie (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0619-7209).

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