Approach bias modification in alcohol dependence: Do clinical effects replicate and for whom does it work best?

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-51

  Eberl, Carolin ^a,c   Wiers, Reinout W ^b   Pawelczack, Steffen ^a,c   Rinck, Mike ^c   Becker, Eni S ^c   Lindenmeyer, Johannes ^a  

^a Salus Clinic   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AAT; Addiction; Alcohol; Approach; Avoidance; CBM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875915396     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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