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Alcohol attentional bias as a predictor of alcohol abusers’ treatment outcome

Cox, W.Miles, Hogan, Lee M, Kristian, Marc R, Race, Julian H·2002·Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Abstract

Alcohol abusers' and non-abusers' attentional distraction for alcohol-related, concern-related, and neutral stimuli was assessed with the emotional Stroop paradigm. Alcohol abusers (n=14) were tested on admission to inpatient treatment and immediately before discharge, 4 weeks later; non-abusers (n=16) were also tested twice, with a 4-week intervening interval. Alcohol abusers were assessed for alcohol use 3 months after discharge. Unlike control participants and alcohol abusers whose treatment was successful, alcohol abusers whose treatment was unsuccessful (who relapsed or did not maintain post-discharge outpatient contact) had a significant increase in attentional distraction for alcohol stimuli during the 4 weeks of inpatient treatment. Compared to control participants and alcohol abusers who completed the 4 weeks of treatment, those who did not complete treatment (n=9) were highly distracted by concern-related stimuli at treatment admission. The results have implications for understanding the cognitive and motivational processes underlying successful treatment for alcohol abuse.

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Authors
Cox, W. M., Hogan, L. M., Kristian, M. R., & Race, J. H.
Affiliations
Bangor University (GB)
Corresponding author
Cox, W.Miles
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-12
Volume
68
Issue
3
Pages
237-243
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1974662806
Cited by
340
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
alcohol abuse, treatment outcomes, inpatient alcohol treatment, attentional distraction, alcohol-related stimuli, relapse, treatment completion
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcoholism, Attention, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reaction Time

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