Article
Clinical Neurology
Arthur Pabst, Zoe Bollen, Nicolas Masson, Pauline Billaux, Philippe de Timary, Pierre Maurage
Summary: This study found that patients with severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD) have attentional biases towards negative emotional faces but not towards positive emotional faces. This lack of attention to positive social cues may contribute to social cognition difficulties and social dysfunction.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Damien Delonca, Raphael Trouillet, Regis Alarcon, Bertrand Nalpas, Pascal Perney
Summary: Researchers found that metacognitions moderate the effect of Attentional Bias (AB) on craving among alcohol abusers. The relationship between AB and craving is influenced by confounding factors, while the shared variance between craving and AB appears to be spurious.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Alexandra Ghita, Olga Hernandez-Serrano, Jolanda Fernandez-Ruiz, Manuel Moreno, Miquel Monras, Lluisa Ortega, Silvia Mondon, Lidia Teixidor, Antoni Gual, Mariano Gacto-Sanchez, Bruno Porras-Garcia, Marta Ferrer-Garcia, Jose Gutierrez-Maldonado
Summary: This study aimed to test the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Cue-Exposure Therapy in reducing levels of alcohol craving and anxiety and prompting changes in attentional bias towards alcohol content in individuals with alcohol use disorder. The results demonstrated a decrease in alcohol craving and anxiety levels, as well as a change in attentional bias towards alcohol content after the VR-CET intervention.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Massimiliano Mazza, Kornelius Kammler-Sucker, Tagrid Lemenager, Falk Kiefer, Bernd Lenz
Summary: Virtual reality technology has been widely used in mental health research, helping to understand the treatment mechanisms of addictive behaviors. Studies have shown that VR environments can simulate complex real-life scenarios, contributing to our understanding of the various factors influencing addictive behaviors. In the future, VR technology can further explore directions such as embodiment, eye-tracking, and neurobiological factors.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Soojung Baek, SoSeo Ha, Jang-Han Lee
Summary: This study verifies the effectiveness of attentional bias modification (ABM) in reducing attentional bias related to depression and emotional reactivity to stress. By training participants to disengage from depression-relevant stimuli and focus on more positive stimuli, the study found a significant decrease in attention to negative affective stimuli and negative emotional reactivity to stress. However, it suggests that a longer duration of ABM application is needed to increase attention to positive affective stimuli.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christiane Muehle, Massimiliano Mazza, Christian Weinland, Claudia von Zimmermann, Patrick Bach, Falk Kiefer, Valery Grinevich, Iulia Zoicas, Johannes Kornhuber, Bernd Lenz
Summary: This study analyzed the OXTR serum concentrations in patients with AUD, finding a correlation between higher OXTR levels in male patients with alcohol-related readmissions. However, OXTR concentrations did not significantly differ between male and female patients with AUD and controls. The study also found lower OXTR concentrations in female smokers compared to non-smokers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Valentin Flaudias, Oulmann Zerhouni, Nadia Chakroun-Baggioni, Ingrid De Chazeron, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Georges Brousse
Summary: The study evaluated an attentional bias remediation program using a gamified smartphone training procedure. Results did not show any group effects, but suggested areas for improvement in smartphone applications for future developments. Attentional bias remediation programs remain an interesting way to explore.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Zoe Bollen, Matt Field, Pauline Billaux, Pierre Maurage
Summary: Attentional bias refers to the preferential allocation of attentional resources toward alcohol-related cues in severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD). Subclinical populations show an alcohol-related bias, but such bias is not consistently found in SAUD studies. Attentional bias fluctuates alongside motivational states rather than alcohol use severity.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Mateo Leganes-Fonteneau, Marsha E. Bates, Evgeny G. Vaschillo, Jennifer F. Buckman
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of alcohol-induced changes in bodily states on alcohol attentional biases and cue reactivity, suggesting that changes in bodily states may mediate the occurrence of alcohol priming effects.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ben Houghton, Christos Kouimtsidis, Theodora Duka, Yannis Paloyelis, Alexis Bailey
Summary: Intranasal oxytocin shows promise as a pharmacotherapy for reducing craving and consumption related to addictive behaviors, with potential to decrease cue-induced, acute stress-induced, or withdrawal-related craving and relapse associated with alcohol, cannabis, opioids, cocaine, or nicotine. Future studies should investigate treatment regimens, sample characteristics, and the potential role of the amygdala as a mechanism mediating oxytocin's anticraving properties.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Grace Guan, Merav Mofaz, Gary Qian, Tal Patalon, Erez Shmueli, Dan Yamin, Margaret L. Brandeau
Summary: Wearable devices can detect physiological responses following COVID-19 vaccination that may not be captured by patient self-reporting. These devices are more sensitive than questionnaires in determining when participants returned to baseline levels. This has important implications for gathering improved data on patient health, including active surveillance of vaccine safety.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Karen O. Brandon, Christine Vinci, Marloes Kleinjan, Laura M. Hernandez, Leslie E. Sawyer, Steven K. Sutton, Thomas H. Brandon
Summary: The study showed that smoking-related cues presented through AR technology can effectively elicit smoking urges, demonstrating the potential use of AR in exposure therapy.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Zoe Bollen, Arthur Pabst, Nicolas Masson, Reinout W. Wiers, Matt Field, Pierre Maurage
Summary: This study investigates the time-course of alcohol-related attentional bias (AB) and its modulation by subjective craving and cognitive load in severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD). The results indicate that the direction of alcohol-related AB is determined by patients' subjective craving at testing time and does not function as a stable trait of SAUD. Additionally, alcohol-related AB appears to rely on later/controlled attentional stages but is not modulated by the saturation of the reflective/control system.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anne Hamlaoui, Linda Keeling, Oliver Burman, Else Verbeek
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the measurement of attentional scope as a measure of emotional state in animals and found that emotional states can alter attentional scope in animals. The results justify further investigation of this approach for use in animal welfare assessment, although additional studies are needed to refine predictions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Berenike L. Blaser, Mathias Weymar, Julia Wendt
Summary: The study found acute beneficial effects of heart rate variability biofeedback on cognitive performance in highly stressed individuals, particularly in attentional control.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
C. Henrico Stam, Frederik M. van der Veen, Ingmar H. A. Franken
Summary: The study revealed that smoking, heavy drinking, and delay discounting were associated with faster estimation of time, while smoking and delay discounting were linked to differences in autocorrelation. Fun seeking was associated with smoking and alcohol use, but not with time estimation or delay discounting.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Carmen S. Sergiou, Emiliano Santarnecchi, Sara M. Romanella, Matthias J. Wieser, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Eric G. C. Rassin, Josanne D. M. van Dongen
Summary: This study investigated the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on reducing aggressive behavior and modulating electrophysiological responses in forensic substance dependent offenders. The results showed a decrease in aggressive responses and self-reported reactive aggression after active tDCS, along with a general increase in late positive potential amplitude. These findings suggest the potential of using tDCS as an intervention to reduce aggression in forensic mental health care.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Donna A. de Maat, Isabel K. Schuurmans, Joran Jongerling, Stephen A. Metcalf, Nicole Lucassen, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Peter Prinzie, Pauline W. Jansen
Summary: This study found that child temperament and executive functions can moderate the longitudinal association between early life stress and behavior problems. Lower surgency can buffer the increase in externalizing problems, while better shifting capacities can reduce the increase in internalizing problems. The importance of examining multiple protective factors simultaneously was also emphasized by the findings.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Nouran AlMoghrabi, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Birgit Mayer, Jorg Huijding
Summary: The experimental study on cognitive bias modification has shown that combined training targeting both attention and interpretation biases did not have a greater effect on reducing aggression compared to training interpretation bias alone. Training interpretation bias may lead to changes in attention bias, and elements of the control condition unexpectedly affected attention and interpretation biases. Single-session CBM procedures did not produce robust effects on self-report or behavioral measures of aggression in unselected samples.
Article
Psychiatry
Maria B. A. Niemantsverdriet, Rosemarij J. B. van Veen, Christina W. Slotema, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Marc J. P. M. Verbraak, Mathijs Deen, Mark van der Gaag
Summary: The study found that the point prevalence of delusions in BPD patients was 26%, and hallucinations and delusions were stable at follow-up. Participants with persistent hallucinations tended to have more comorbid psychiatric disorders, and those with more continuous hallucinations were more severely affected in their daily lives.
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Michiel Boog, Helena Dugonjic, Arnoud Arntz, Anna E. Goudriaan, Ben J. M. V. D. Wetering, Ingmar H. A. Franken
Summary: This study aimed to understand the differences between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and BPD with comorbid substance use disorder (SUD). The results showed that both patient groups exhibited greater delay discounting and differences in schema modes compared to the nonpatient group. However, no differences were found between the two patient groups.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Josanne D. M. van Dongen, Anuska Gobardhan, Pauline Korpel, Ingmar H. A. Franken
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the role of recognizing faux pas in the relationship between psychopathy and aggression. The results showed a positive relationship between psychopathic personality traits and self-reported proactive and reactive aggression. Only the boldness trait was negatively associated with faux pas recognition. Faux pas did not mediate the relationship between psychopathy and aggression.
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Tara Rezapour, Emily Giddens, Arash Khojasteh Zonoozi, Parnian Rafei, Jamie Berry, Alfonso Caracuel, Marc L. Copersino, Matt Field, Eric L. Garland, Valentina Lorenzetti, Leandro Malloy-Diniz, Victoria Manning, Ely M. Marceau, David L. Pennington, Justin C. Strickland, Reinout Wiers, Rahia Fairhead, Alexandra Anderson, Morris Bell, Wouter J. Boendermaker, Samantha Brooks, Raimondo Bruno, Salvatore Campanella, Janna Cousijn, W. Miles Cox, Andrew C. Dean, Karen D. Ersche, Ingmar Franken, Brett Froeliger, Pedro Gamito, Thomas E. Gladwin, Priscila D. Goncalves, Katrijn Houben, Joanna Jacobus, Andrew Jones, Anne M. Kaag, Johannes Lindenmeyer, Elly McGrath, Talia Nardo, Jorge Oliveira, Charlotte R. Pennington, Kelsey Perrykkad, Hugh Piercy, Claudia Rupp, Mieke H. J. Schulte, Lindsay M. Squeglia, Petra Staiger, Dan J. Stein, Jeff Stein, Maria Stein, William W. Stoops, Mary Sweeney, Katie Witkiewitz, Steven P. Woods, Richard Yi, Min Zhao, Hamed Ekhtiari
Summary: This study used a Delphi approach to reach consensus on recommendations for developing and applying cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders. Through two rounds of surveys, experts reached consensus on the targets, approaches, active ingredients, and modes of delivery for these interventions. The study indicates that intervention measures based on validated techniques and flexible delivery methods can effectively improve cognitive deficits in the treatment of substance use disorders.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michiel Boog, Anna E. Goudriaan, Ben J. M. v. d. Wetering, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Arnoud Arntz
Summary: This study examines the effectiveness of schema therapy (ST) for borderline personality disorder (BPD) with comorbid alcohol dependence (AD). The study includes 20 patients in a case series design with baseline measurement. Results show a significant decrease in BPD and AD symptoms, with the most noticeable change occurring during the experiential techniques phase. After three months of therapy termination, 68% of patients achieved remission from BPD, and drinking days decreased significantly. This study demonstrates that meaningful change can be achieved in BPD and AD patients using ST, although treatment may be challenging.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Rene Freichel, Janine Pfirrmann, Janna Cousjin, Peter de Jong, Ingmar Franken, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L. W. Bokde, Sylvane Desrivieres, Herta Flor, Antoine Grigis, Hugh Garavan, Andreas Heinz, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillere Martinot, Eric Artiges, Frauke Nees, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Luise Poustka, Sarah H. Hohmann, Juliane N. Froehner, Michael Smolka, Nilakshi Vaidya, Robert Whelan, Gunter Schumann, Henrik M. Walter, Ilya W. Veer, Reinout Wiers
Summary: This study aims to examine the dynamic associations between distal and proximal risk factors (personality traits, life stressors, and drinking motives) and their relationship with alcohol use in adolescence and early adulthood. The findings suggest that heavy and frequent alcohol use, along with social drinking motives, are key targets for preventing alcohol-related problems during late adolescence. However, there was no evidence found for personality traits and life stressors predisposing towards distinct drinking motives over time.
Correction
Substance Abuse
Andrew J. Waters, Tim M. Schoenmakers, Michelle Snelleman, Edwin H. Szeto, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Vincent M. Hendriks, Dike van de Mheen
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Substance Abuse
Ingmar H. A. Franken
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Carmen S. Sergiou, Elisa Tatti, Sara M. Romanella, Emiliano Santarnecchi, Alix D. Weidema, Eric G. C. Rassin, Ingmar H. A. Franken, Josanne D. M. van Dongen
Summary: Violence is a prominent issue in society, leading to increased research on the neural aspects of aggression. This study aimed to investigate the impact of HD-tDCS on neural oscillations in violent offenders. The results showed no effect on power in different frequency bands, but increased synchronicity in the frontal regions, indicating enhanced connectivity. This study contributes to our understanding of aggression and violence, emphasizing the importance of alpha and beta frequency bands. Future studies should explore this further. Evaluation: 7/10.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Josanne D. M. van Dongen, Manon de Groot, Eric Rassin, Rick H. Hoyle, Ingmar H. A. Franken
Summary: This study examined the associations between sensation seeking and psychopathic traits, impulsivity, and aggression using the Dutch version of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. The results showed that the BSSS has good psychometric properties and supports associations with psychopathic traits, impulsivity, and total scores of aggression. However, specific associations with different types of aggression were not found. The Dutch BSSS is considered a valuable tool for assessing sensation seeking in both the general population and forensic patients.
PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
C. Henrico Stam, Frederik M. van der Veen, Ingmar H. A. Franken
Summary: This study examined the associations between subjective time estimation ability, impulsivity, and substance use. The results showed that both delay discounting and degree of alcohol use were related to time estimation abilities. Alcohol use was positively associated with time estimation error.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
