The effectiveness of attentional bias modification for substance use disorder symptoms in adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attentional 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.

Methods

We included randomised and non-randomised studies that investigated the effectiveness of ABM interventions in heavy-using adults and treatment-seeking individuals with symptoms of substance use disorder to manipulate attentional bias and to reduce substance use-related symptoms. We searched for relevant English peer-reviewed articles without any restriction for the year of publication using PsycIN

SUBMITTER: Heitmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature