Key result
Heart rate variability biofeedback can help addicts recover by treating comorbidities, addressing craving physiology, and fostering a nurturing relationship with their bodies.
Why the study?
Does heart rate variability biofeedback improve recovery in alcoholics/addicts?
Does heart rate variability biofeedback improve recovery in alcoholics/addicts?
Heart rate variability biofeedback may support addiction recovery by addressing comorbidities, craving physiology, and the patient's relationship with their body.
Hypothesis-generating for HRV biofeedback in addiction recovery; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Addiction is a devastating disease of the body, the mind, and even the personality. Recent research shows that heart rate variability biofeedback can help the alcoholic/addict recover in three crucial ways, namely (1) treating the associated comorbidities (depression, anxiety, chronic pain), (2) treating the physiology around craving, and (3) returning to a loving and nurturing relationship with one's own body instead of an abusive and exploitive one.
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Amy Hudson (2021) conducted a review in Addiction. Heart rate variability biofeedback was evaluated. Heart rate variability biofeedback can help addicts recover by treating comorbidities, addressing craving physiology, and fostering a nurturing relationship with their bodies.
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