BACKGROUND: Alcoholism is a progressive neurocognitive developmental disorder.
Recent evidence shows that computerized training interventions (Cognitive Bias …

Alcohol‐dependent patients have been shown to faster approach than avoid alcohol stimuli
on the A pproach A voidance T ask (AAT). This so‐called alcohol approach bias has been …

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

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

This study tested the effects of a new cognitive-bias modification (CBM) intervention that
targeted an approach bias for alcohol in 214 alcoholic inpatients. Patients were assigned to …

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: In alcohol-dependent patients, alcohol cues evoke increased activation in
mesolimbic brain areas, such as the nucleus accumbens and the amygdala. Moreover …

Background Relapse is common in alcohol‐dependent individuals and can be triggered by
alcohol‐related cues in the environment. It has been suggested that these individuals …

Recent years have seen a surge in the popularity of interventions that target common
distortions in thinking (cognitive-bias modification, or CBM). Although there is evidence of …

Two studies showed an improvement in clinical outcomes after alcohol approach bias
retraining, a form of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM). We investigated whether …