Altered brain responses to alcohol-associated stimuli are a neural hallmark of alcohol-use
disorder (AUD) and a promising target for pharmacotherapy. However, findings in cue …

Given the strong evidence for neurological alterations at the basis of drug dependence,
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) represents an important tool in the clinical …

Using a novel technique known as network meta-analysis, we synthesized evidence from
492 studies (87,418 participants) to investigate the effectiveness of procedures in changing …

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

This meta-analytic study aimed to identify the common and specific neural alterations in
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) across different domains and modalities. Two separate meta …

We systematically review the literature on approach-avoidance (AA) tendencies in mental
disorders, including 97 empirical studies. Most evidence for the role of biased AA tendencies …

Extensive recent research has begun to unravel the more implicit or automatic cognitive
mechanisms in addiction. This effort has increased our understanding of some of the …

Objective: Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) redefined clinical trials to include
any study involving behavioral or biomedical interventions. In line with a general framework …

Although there is general consensus that altered brain structure and function underpins
addictive disorders, clinicians working in addiction treatment rarely incorporate …

Following its inclusion in ICD-11, the addictive use of computer games has now found its
way into health care as a recognized new disorder. Other forms of addictive Internet …