attentional bias for alcohol related stimuli
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the experimental group perform attention training five times,
with 3 days in between each session. The training is a reaction time task, in
which alcohol related and neutral stimuli
goal is to avoid the alcohol stimuli and attend to the neutral stimuli.
Participants in the control condition will perform a control task for five
times
the control task does not influence attentional bias.
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: alcohol dependency according to the DSM-IV criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - other harddrug dependency than of alcohol - other psychiatric illniss requiring treatment - limited mental abilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reaction time scores on a attentional bias measure (visual probe task). Craving scores. Relapse ratio after participation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| attentional control | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed