Effectiveness of Cue-Exposure Therapy on Alcohol Craving in Virtual Environment: Based on habit loop [PDF]
Background: In the treatment and abstinence of alcoholism, especially in abstinence after treatment, "Craving" has an essential role. Thus, our aim was to examine the effect of cue-exposure therapy on alcohol craving in virtual environment based on the ...
Alireza Karimpour Vazifehkhorani +4 more
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Identifying Triggers of Alcohol Craving to Develop Effective Virtual Environments for Cue Exposure Therapy [PDF]
Background: Many studies have indicated that alcohol craving is a core mechanism in the acquisition, maintenance, and precipitation of relapse in alcohol use disorder (AUD). A common treatment approach in AUD is cue exposure therapy (CET).
Alexandra Ghiţă +10 more
doaj +7 more sources
The use of virtual reality in craving assessment and cue-exposure therapy in substance use disorders [PDF]
Craving is recognized as an important diagnosis criterion for substance use disorders (SUDs) and a predictive factor of relapse. Various methods to study craving exist, however, suppressing craving to successfully promote abstinence remains an unmet ...
Antoine eHone-Blanchet +3 more
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The efficacy of conventional and technology assisted cue exposure therapy for treating substance use disorders: a qualitative systematic review [PDF]
BackgroundCue Exposure Therapy (CET) is a behavioristic psychological intervention for treating substance use disorders (SUDs). Recently, CET has been examined in technology-assisted formats to increase intervention efficacy.
Daniel Thaysen-Petersen +11 more
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Effects of virtual reality-based cue exposure therapy on craving and physiological responses in alcohol-dependent patients-a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background Cue exposure therapy is used to treat alcohol dependence. However, its effectiveness is controversial due to the limitations of the clinical treatment setting. Virtual reality technology may improve the therapeutic effect.
Junjun Zhang +9 more
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A Smarter Pathway for Delivering Cue Exposure Therapy? The Design and Development of a Smartphone App Targeting Alcohol Use Disorder [PDF]
BackgroundAlthough the number of alcohol-related treatments in app stores is proliferating, none of them are based on a psychological framework and supported by empirical evidence.
Mellentin, Angelina Isabella +4 more
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Virtual reality cue exposure therapy for tobacco relapse prevention: a comparative study with standard intervention. [PDF]
Background Successful interventions have been developed for smoking cessation although the success of smoking relapse prevention protocols has been limited.
Malbos E +6 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Virtual reality-based cue exposure therapy reduces psychological craving in men with methamphetamine use disorder: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Reducing psychological craving is critical for preventing relapse in methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality (VR)-based cue exposure therapy (CET) and cue exposure with aversion therapy (CETA) in ...
Qiuping Huang +10 more
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Attentional Bias, Alcohol Craving, and Anxiety Implications of the Virtual Reality Cue-Exposure Therapy in Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: A Case Report [PDF]
Aims: Attentional bias (AB), alcohol craving, and anxiety have important implications in the development and maintenance of alcohol use disorder (AUD). The current study aims to test the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Cue-Exposure Therapy (VR-CET) to
Alexandra Ghiţă +12 more
doaj +3 more sources
Modeling cue-exposure therapy for alcohol use disorder in rhesus monkeys: Effects of putative cognitive enhancers. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Cue-exposure therapy (CET) is an effective approach for anxiety-related disorders, but its effectiveness for substance use disorders is less clear.
Pareek T +6 more
europepmc +4 more sources

