Attentional bias modification for addictive behaviors: Clinical implications

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-224

  Cox, W Miles ^a   Fadardi, Javad S ^a,b   Intriligator, James M ^a   Klinger, Eric ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; attentional bias; mobile device; retraining; stroop; visual probe

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHADONE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL ATTENTION CONTROL TRAINING PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; ATTENTIONAL RETRAINING; BEER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EYE TRACKING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; STROOP TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FOOD INTAKE; MENTAL TEST; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SELF HELP; THERAPY EFFECT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS;

EID: 84902136336     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852914000091     Document Type: Review

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