2018
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0822-6
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The effectiveness of attentional bias modification for substance use disorder symptoms in adults: a systematic review

Abstract: BackgroundAttentional bias modification (ABM) interventions have been developed to address addiction by reducing attentional bias for substance-related cues. This study provides a systematic review of the effectiveness of ABM interventions in decreasing symptoms of addictive behaviour, taking baseline levels of attentional bias and changes in attentional bias into account.MethodsWe included randomised and non-randomised studies that investigated the effectiveness of ABM interventions in heavy-using adults and … Show more

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“…The relatively small sample size might limit the power to detect changes in self-reported measures and the use of a single training session, as opposed to multiple training sessions, could reduce training's efficacy (e.g. Heitmann et al 2018;Hirsch et al 2018). The use of a within-subject design might confound findings if participants become aware of the differences between conditions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The relatively small sample size might limit the power to detect changes in self-reported measures and the use of a single training session, as opposed to multiple training sessions, could reduce training's efficacy (e.g. Heitmann et al 2018;Hirsch et al 2018). The use of a within-subject design might confound findings if participants become aware of the differences between conditions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This suggests that the training was feasible for patients in our study. However, considering the advantages of using multiple training sessions (Heitmann et al 2018;Hirsch et al 2018), future research should examine the use of gamified strategies and technology, such as virtual reality (Otkhmezuri et al 2019), to ensure engagement with the training over time. Finally, it would be important to assess whether changes in underlying cognitive biases are associated with changes in social behaviour also, such as greater social connectedness and quality of social life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Also, baseline levels of the biases which are to be targeted by the intervention may vary among individuals. Unfortunately, those levels are rarely reported, even if they have been shown to moderate an intervention's effectiveness (26, but see 27) and were considered relevant in a recent review on AtBM (75).…”
Section: Summary Of Main Findings Limitations and Conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Likewise, 12 sessions of AtBM vs. sham training during residential treatment for methamphetamine use disorder failed to reduce craving and preferences for methamphetamine images (189). A systematic review of alcohol, nicotine, and opioid AtBM studies concluded that despite numerous negative findings in the literature, eight out of 10 multiple-session studies resulted in reduced addiction symptoms (particularly for alcohol), but without concomitant reductions in attentional bias (190).…”
Section: Cognitive Bias Modification (Cbm)mentioning
confidence: 99%