Recent Advances in Attention Bias Modification for Substance Addictions

Melvyn Weibin Zhang, Jiang Bo Ying, Guo Song, Daniel S. S. Fung and Helen E. Smith
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Melvyn Weibin Zhang: National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Jiang Bo Ying: National Healthcare Group, National Psychiatry Residency Program, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Guo Song: National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Daniel S. S. Fung: Department of Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Helen E. Smith: Family Medicine and Primary Care, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 66308232, Singapore

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-8

Abstract: Research on attentional bias modification has increased since 2014. A recent meta-analysis demonstrates evidence for bias modification for substance disorders, including alcohol and tobacco use disorders. Several pharmacological trials have shown that pharmacological agents can attenuate and modify such attentional bias. The pharmacological trials that have appeared to date have produced mixed results, which has clinical implications. Developments in Internet and mobile technologies have transformed how attention bias modification is currently being achieved. There remains great potential for further research that examines the efficacy of technology-aided attention bias interventions.

Keywords: attention bias; attention bias modification; substance abuse; addiction; E-Health; M-Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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