Background and objectives There is a large body of evidence demonstrating that alcohol
abuse and misuse is characterized by alcohol-related interpretation biases (IBs). The …

Problematic alcohol use is associated with drinking alcohol to reduce negative mood states
(negative reinforcement motive). Further, heavy drinking individuals tend to interpret …

Background Cognitive bias modification (CBM) studies have provided evidence that
cognitive biases play a causal role in alcohol use disorders. In this study, data from a CBM …

Background and objectives Numerous studies have investigated drinking motives and
alcohol-related interpretation biases (IBs) separately. However, less is known about the …

Background Models of addictive behaviors postulate that implicit alcohol‐related memory
associations and biased interpretation processes contribute to the development and …

Background Computerized cognitive bias modification (CBM) programs have generated
promising results regarding the treatment of alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders …

Background: In patients with alcohol use disorder, novel interventions to increase
abstinence have attracted growing attention. Interventions aimed at modifying cognitive …

Background Addiction research has hypothesised that automatic and reflective cognitive
processes play an important role in the onset and maintenance of alcohol (ab) use, wherein …

Abstract Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) refers to a family of interventions targeting
substance-related cognitive biases, which have been found to play a role in the …

Objective: Alcohol-dependent patients show attentional and approach biases for alcohol-
related stimuli. Computerized cognitive bias modification (CBM) programs aim to retrain …