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Efficacy of approach bias modification as an add-on to smoking cessation treatment: study protocol for a randomized-controlled double-blind trial [PDF]

Trials, 2022
Background Although effective treatments for smoking cessation are available, long-term abstinence is the exception rather than the norm. Accordingly, there is a need for novel interventions that potentially improve clinical outcome.
Charlotte E. Wittekind, Keisuke Takano, Philipp Sckopke, Markus H. Winkler, Gabriela G. Werner, Thomas Ehring, Tobias Rüther   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Protocol for the methamphetamine approach-avoidance training (MAAT) trial, a randomised controlled trial of personalised approach bias modification for methamphetamine use disorder [PDF]

Trials, 2021
Background Globally, methamphetamine use has increased in prevalence in recent years. In Australia, there has been a dramatic increase in numbers of people seeking treatment, including residential rehabilitation, for methamphetamine use disorder (MUD ...
Joshua B. B. Garfield, Hugh Piercy, Shalini Arunogiri, Dan I. Lubman, Samuel C. Campbell, Paul G. Sanfilippo, Jeff Gavin, Malcolm Hopwood, Eli Kotler, Suzanne George, Goke Okedara, Lara R. Piccoli, Victoria Manning   +12 more
doaj   +3 more sources

‘A circuit breaker’ – Interrupting the alcohol autopilot: A qualitative exploration of participants’ experiences of a personalised mHealth approach bias modification intervention for alcohol use [PDF]

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Objective: There is a need for low-cost, wide-reaching interventions to enhance accessibility of support for people with hazardous alcohol consumption.
G.L. Bolt, H. Piercy, A. Barnett, V. Manning   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Approach Bias Modification (ABM) training on food cravings in people taking antipsychotic medication [PDF]

Trials, 2020
Background Antipsychotic drug-induced weight gain puts individuals with schizophrenia at increased cardiometabolic risk. As a potential intervention for this problem, we describe the theoretical background and a protocol for a feasibility randomised ...
Luiza Grycuk, Gemma Gordon, Fiona Gaughran, Iain C. Campbell, Ulrike Schmidt   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A Personalized Approach Bias Modification Smartphone App (“SWiPE”) to Reduce Alcohol Use: Open-Label Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness Study

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021
BackgroundApproach bias modification (ApBM), a computerized cognitive intervention that trains people to “avoid” alcohol-related images and “approach” nonalcohol images, reduces the likelihood of relapse when administered during ...
Victoria Manning, Hugh Piercy, Joshua Benjamin Bernard Garfield, Stuart Gregory Clark, Mah Noor Andrabi, Dan Ian Lubman   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Gamified Adaptive Approach Bias Modification in Individuals With Methamphetamine Use History From Communities in Sichuan: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Serious Games
BackgroundCognitive bias modification (CBM) programs have shown promise in treating psychiatric conditions, but they can be perceived as boring and repetitive.
Danlin Shen, Jianping Jiao, Liqun Zhang, Yanru Liu, Xiang Liu, Yuanhui Li, Tianjiao Zhang, Dai Li, Wei Hao   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Combining approach bias modification with working memory training during inpatient alcohol withdrawal: an open-label pilot trial of feasibility and acceptability [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019
Background According to contemporary neurocognitive models, addiction is maintained by the biasing of information-processing and decision-making systems towards relatively automatic, impulsive, reward-seeking responses to drug-related stimuli, and away ...
Victoria Manning, Katherine Mroz, Joshua B. B. Garfield, Petra K. Staiger, Kate Hall, Dan I. Lubman, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Alcohol use in the year following approach bias modification during inpatient withdrawal: secondary outcomes from a double-blind, multi-site randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

Addiction, 2022
Background and aims Approach bias modification (ApBM) targeting alcohol approach bias has been previously shown to reduce likelihood of relapse during the first 2 weeks following inpatient withdrawal treatment (IWT).
Manning V, Garfield JBB, Reynolds J, Staiger PK, Piercy H, Bonomo Y, Lloyd-Jones M, Jacka D, Wiers RW, Verdejo-Garcia A, Lubman DI.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Pilot Study on Approach Bias Modification in Smoking Cessation: Activating Personalized Alternative Activities for Smoking in the Context of Increased Craving. [PDF]

Int J Behav Med, 2022
The act of smoking has been associated with the automatic activation of approach biases towards smoking-related stimuli. However, previous research has produced mixed findings when smokers are trained to avoid such smoking-related stimuli through the ...
Wen S, Larsen H, Wiers RW.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Efficacy of a personalised alcohol approach bias modification smartphone app in people accessing outpatient alcohol use disorder treatment: A randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

Addiction
Background and aims Several randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that delivering approach bias modification (ApBM) during residential alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment helps prevent post‐treatment relapse.
Garfield JBB, Rowland B, Liu SK, Piercy H, Bonomo Y, Whelan D, Manning V.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources