2025
Cognitive bias modification for individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain did not predict changes in clinical outcomes.
Wolkowicz N, Pittman B, Schrader S, Wesolowicz D, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A, MacLean R. Cognitive bias modification for individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain did not predict changes in clinical outcomes. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2025 PMID: 40536409, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.25-00057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive bias modificationAttentional biasOpioid cravingBias modificationCBM effectsSubstance use disordersPain severityChronic painClinical outcomesAddiction severityOpioid use disorderUse disorderNaturalistic settingsNeutral-cueOpioid withdrawalPain cuesCravingDiverse sampleSalient outcomesSubstance typePreliminary effectivenessPrimary clinical outcomePain catastrophizingModerate painPain intensity
2024
Towards implementation of cognitive bias modification in mental health care: State of the science, best practices, and ways forward
Vrijsen J, Grafton B, Koster E, Lau J, Wittekind C, Bar-Haim Y, Becker E, Brotman M, Joormann J, Lazarov A, MacLeod C, Manning V, Pettit J, Rinck M, Salemink E, Woud M, Hallion L, Wiers R. Towards implementation of cognitive bias modification in mental health care: State of the science, best practices, and ways forward. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 179: 104557. PMID: 38797055, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careCognitive bias modificationHealth careBias modificationDigital mental health careMental health toolsCBM interventionsStand-alone interventionCognitive bias modification approachesHealth toolsMechanisms of psychopathologyInterpretation bias modificationAlcohol use disorderAdjunctive interventionTarget populationClinically relevant effectsInterventionAnxiety disordersUse disorderSymptom changeCareCognitive mechanismsImplementation frameworkExpert opinionClinical implementation
2023
Integrating cognitive bias modification for pain and opioid cues into medication for opioid use disorder clinical care: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary results
MacLean R, Heapy A, Waters A, Wolkowicz N, Szollosy S, Meyerovich J, Sofuoglu M. Integrating cognitive bias modification for pain and opioid cues into medication for opioid use disorder clinical care: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary results. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 246: 109857. PMID: 37004461, PMCID: PMC10189744, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial-level bias scoresOpioid cuesAB taskCognitive bias modification taskAttentional bias taskCognitive bias modificationComputer-based tasksPreliminary efficacyOpioid use disorderCurrent studyBias modificationBias taskBias scoresModification tasksCBM groupCBM tasksChronic painAcceptability measuresControl conditionTaskUse disordersClinical careCuesTime interactionParticipants
2022
Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: a Delphi consensus study
Verdejo‐Garcia A, Rezapour T, Giddens E, Zonoozi A, Rafei P, Berry J, Caracuel A, Copersino M, Field M, Garland E, Lorenzetti V, Malloy‐Diniz L, Manning V, Marceau E, Pennington D, Strickland J, Wiers R, Fairhead R, Anderson A, Bell M, Boendermaker W, Brooks S, Bruno R, Campanella S, Cousijn J, Cox W, Dean A, Ersche K, Franken I, Froeliger B, Gamito P, Gladwin T, Goncalves P, Houben K, Jacobus J, Jones A, Kaag A, Lindenmeyer J, McGrath E, Nardo T, Oliveira J, Pennington C, Perrykkad K, Piercy H, Rupp C, Schulte M, Squeglia L, Staiger P, Stein D, Stein J, Stein M, Stoops W, Sweeney M, Witkiewitz K, Woods S, Yi R, Zhao M, Ekhtiari H. Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: a Delphi consensus study. Addiction 2022, 118: 935-951. PMID: 36508168, PMCID: PMC10073279, DOI: 10.1111/add.16109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCognitive trainingCognitive deficitsRemedial interventionsAssociated with cognitive deficitsCognitive bias modificationEmotion regulation trainingInternational Society of Addiction MedicineIntervention approachesImplicit biasManaging cognitive deficitsOn-line studyBias modificationCognitive remediationEmotion regulationExecutive functionTargeting of interventionsPositive affectRegulation trainingContingency managementUse disorderMeta-awarenessHigher-order cognitive skillsSurvey developmentCognitive skills
2017
Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth
Weckler H, Kong G, Larsen H, Cousijn J, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 363-372. PMID: 29048185, PMCID: PMC6849389, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleExperiential Discounting TaskApproach tendenciesAdolescent smokersApproach bias modificationEffect of impulsivityConstruct of impulsivityAdolescent smoking statusHigher BIS scoresBias modificationCigarette stimuliSmoking statusHigh impulsivityImpulsiveness ScaleImpulsivitySham trainingStudy 1Study 2Adolescents' oddsSmoking cessation interventionCessation outcomesBIS scoresTreatment studiesSmoking behavior
2015
Imagining a brighter future: The effect of positive imagery training on mood, prospective mental imagery and emotional bias in older adults
Murphy S, O’Donoghue M, Drazich E, Blackwell S, Nobre A, Holmes E. Imagining a brighter future: The effect of positive imagery training on mood, prospective mental imagery and emotional bias in older adults. Psychiatry Research 2015, 230: 36-43. PMID: 26235478, PMCID: PMC4593863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationBias modificationOlder adultsInterpretation biasPositive affectCognitive trainingPost-trainingProspective mental imageryNegative interpretation biasBoost positive affectComputer-based cognitive trainingDecreased negative affectCognitive health outcomesOne-month follow-upProspective imageryNegative affectTrait anxietyEmotional biasMental imageryPositive imageryHealth outcomesControl trainingImagery trainingTraining groupAffectRe-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study
Kong G, Larsen H, Cavallo DA, Becker D, Cousijn J, Salemink E, D’Escury-Koenigs A, Morean ME, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Re-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2015, 41: 425-432. PMID: 26186485, PMCID: PMC4561007, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1049492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationCognitive behavioral therapyApproach biasesAdolescent smokersAction tendenciesAutomatic action tendenciesSeven-day point prevalence abstinenceSmoking cessation outcomesApproach biasBias modificationAvoidance biasesSmoking stimuliComputerized tasksBehavioral therapyPoint prevalence abstinenceTreatment conditionsSham trainingSham conditionCessation outcomesFuture researchBiasesCBM approachPilot studyLarge sampleAdolescentsCognitive bias modification combined with cognitive behavioral therapy: A smoking cessation intervention for adolescents
Larsen H, Kong G, Becker D, Cavallo D, Cousijn J, Salemink E, D’Escury-Koenigs A, Krishnan-Sarin S, Wiers R. Cognitive bias modification combined with cognitive behavioral therapy: A smoking cessation intervention for adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 146: e168. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.374.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
“Killing Two Birds with One Stone”: Alcohol Use Reduction Interventions with Potential Efficacy at Enhancing Self-control
Leeman RF, Bogart D, Fucito LM, Boettiger CA. “Killing Two Birds with One Stone”: Alcohol Use Reduction Interventions with Potential Efficacy at Enhancing Self-control. Current Addiction Reports 2014, 1: 41-52. PMID: 24914414, PMCID: PMC4048018, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-013-0008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol useCognitive bias modificationNicotinic partial agonist vareniclineBias modificationPartial agonist vareniclineNeurophysiological interventionBehavioral interventionsEmpirical supportAgonist vareniclineFuture researchReduction interventionsPurported mechanismsInterventionEmpirical evidenceStrong evidenceFurther researchPotential efficacyResearchSuggestive evidenceMultiple interventionsDual efficacyEvidenceDrinkingGood evidenceVarenicline
2013
Rumination Moderates the Effects of Cognitive Bias Modification of Attention
Arditte K, Joormann J. Rumination Moderates the Effects of Cognitive Bias Modification of Attention. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2013, 38: 189-199. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9581-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive bias modificationAttention biasAttention biasesBias modificationDot-probe taskPositive attention biasNegative attention biasGreater positive affectSubsequent stress reactivityBiased attentionSignificant main effectPositive affectTrait ruminationEmotional reactivityTraining tasksTraining efficacyStress reactivityEye trackingRuminationAcute stressorMain effectParticipantsClinical implicationsTaskBiases
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