Effectiveness of a smartphone-delivered Approach-Avoidance intervention in dietary behavior - a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background Given the therapeutic potential of Approach-Avoidance interventions (AAIs) in the alcohol domain, research has increasingly applied them to the food domain. In AAIs, harmful stimuli are avoided while healthy ones are approached, for example by
Matthias Burkard Aulbach +5 more
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Approach Bias Modification for reducing Co-Occurring Alcohol and cannabis use among treatment-seeking Adolescents: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Alcohol and cannabis are the first and second most used substances among adolescents. Adolescence is a period of considerable development, making the adolescent brain particularly vulnerable to negative effects of alcohol and cannabis use. Developing and
Austin M. Hahn +2 more
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BackgroundMore than 50% of all patients with breast cancer experience fatigue symptoms during and after their treatment course. Recent evidence has shown that fatigue is partly driven by cognitive biases such as the self-as-fatigued identity bias, which ...
Wolbers, Roos +4 more
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Combining Web-Based Attentional Bias Modification and Approach Bias Modification as a Self-Help Smoking Intervention for Adult Smokers Seeking Online Help: Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Background Automatically activated cognitive motivational processes such as the tendency to attend to or approach smoking-related stimuli (ie, attentional and approach bias) have been related to smoking behaviors.
S. Wen +6 more
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Approach bias modification training in bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE Bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge-eating disorder (BED) are associated with poorly controlled approach behavior toward food resulting in binge eating.
T. Brockmeyer +8 more
semanticscholar +7 more sources
Regular physical activity is associated with better physical and mental health outcomes as well as higher quality of life. This pilot randomized controlled trial examined whether approach bias modification, an economical and easily accessible ...
Mira A Preis +2 more
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Decreasing attentional bias for food cues in satiated women with obesity: a pilot study examining feasibility and acceptability [PDF]
Background Attentional bias to food when in a satiated state may promote dysfunctional food intake, thereby counteracting the wish to reduce weight in people with obesity.
Nienke C. Jonker +2 more
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A Randomized Trial of Combined tDCS Over Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Cognitive Bias Modification: Null Effects on Drinking and Alcohol Approach Bias. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Deriving novel treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is of critical importance, as existing treatments are only modestly effective for reducing drinking. Two promising strategies for treating AUDs include cognitive bias modification (CBM)
E. Claus +4 more
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Approach bias modification in inpatient psychiatric smokers.
Drug-related automatic approach tendencies contribute to the development and maintenance of addictive behavior. The present study investigated whether a nicotine-related approach bias can be modified in smokers undergoing inpatient psychiatric treatment by using a novel training variant of the nicotine Approach-Avoidance-Task (AAT).
Alla Machulska +4 more
semanticscholar +4 more sources
Introduction: Alcohol approach bias, the tendency to automatically move toward alcohol cues, has been observed in people who drink heavily. However, surprisingly, some alcohol-dependent patients demonstrate an alcohol avoidance bias.
Hugh Piercy +5 more
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