Significant effect of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy has been demonstrated on depression. Although MBSR are effective and highly valued, but all the patients do not shows interest due to extensive time and cost involvement. Brief interventions (e.g., body scans) may be used by individuals, at a lower cost and with little training to reduce the depression. Aim: To study the effect of body scan meditation in reducing depression in alcohol dependence patients. Method: The

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... study was conducted on patients with alcohol dependence in Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. The study samples were collected from 30 in-patients with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) using a self-rating scale. After that the subjects who were randomly assigned to receiving body scan meditation underwent 45 minutes guided meditation and 15 minutes discussion for one week. Subjects assigned to control group, did not receive body scan meditation. However, both the groups received pharmacological treatment as usual. After the intervention, subjects in both of the groups were revaluated. Results: Patients in experimental group had significantly less severe dependence on alcohol and showed significant reduction in depression after one week intervention of body scan meditation. Conclusion: There is significant reduction in depressive symptoms after receiving one week of mindfulness based body scan meditation therapy in alcohol dependence patients.