A Mobile Phone App Featuring Cue Exposure Therapy As Aftercare for Alcohol Use Disorders: An Investigator-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cue exposure therapy (CET) is a psychological approach developed to prepare individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) for confronting alcohol and associated stimuli in real life. CET has shown promise when treating AUD in group sessions, but it is unknown whether progressing from group sessions to using a mobile phone app is an effective delivery pathway.

Objective

The objectives of this study were to investigate (1) whether CET as aftercare would increase the effectiveness of primary treatment with cognitive behavior therapy, and (2) whether CET delivered through a mobile phone app would be similarly effective to CET via group sessions.

Methods

A total of 164 individuals with AUD were randomized to one of three groups: CET as group aftercare (CET group),

SUBMITTER: Mellentin AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716334 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature