A Smarter Pathway for Delivering Cue Exposure Therapy? The Design and Development of a Smartphone App Targeting Alcohol Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although 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. Cue exposure treatment (CET) with urge-specific coping skills (USCS) is often used in Danish treatment settings. It is an evidence-based psychological approach that focuses on promoting "confrontation with alcohol cues" as a means of reducing urges and the likelihood of relapse.

Objective

The objective of this study was to describe the design and development of a CET-based smartphone app; an innovative delivery pathway for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Methods

The treatment is based on Monty and coworkers' manual for CET with USCS (2002). It was created by a multidisciplinary team o

SUBMITTER: Mellentin AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5306612 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature