Strengths
SUDs, impulsivity
DISORDERS
The use of multifaceted instruments in the study favored our understanding of this phenomenon involving dependence and impulsivity. In addition, it allowed us to make specific inferences regarding cortical functioning from the results obtained by scales and behavioral tests. Also, it is noteworthy that it was a controlled and randomized experimental design, which contributed to testing causal hypotheses about possible impacts in impulsivity after an eight-week MBRP protocol.Another strength of our work was that it was conducted in a therapeutic community, which offers a structured place and stable routine with basic resources for recovery, while still offering the challenges inherent to substance use disorders treatment environments.In addition, this study fills an important gap in the science of psychology whose results have relied on sampling WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations. Also, the fact the sample of middle-aged patients being treated for various substances is also innovative, considering that studies with SUDs usually have a bias towards adolescents or young adult patients, as they are considered a population at high risk. Consequently, it increases the difficulty in better understanding and promoting effective interventions, such as MBRP, for middle-aged adults with SUDs [