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Attentional bias predicts heroin relapse following treatment
(Un biais attentionnel prédit une rechute de consommation d'héroïne après traitement.)
Auteur(s) :
MARISSEN M. A. E. ;
FRANKEN, I. H. A. ;
WATERS, A. J. ;
BLANKEN, P. ;
VAN DEN BRINK, W. ;
HENDRIKS, V. M.
Année :
2006
Page(s) :
1306-1312
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
33
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
RECHUTE
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
;
NEVROSE
;
PHOBIE
;
CONDITIONNEMENT
;
MANQUE
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Note générale :
Addiction, 2006, 101, (9), 1306-1312
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Aims:
Previous studies have shown that abstinent heroin addicts exhibit an attentional bias to heroin-related stimuli. It has been suggested that attentional bias may represent a vulnerability to relapse into drug use. In the present study, the predictive value of pre-treatment attentional bias on relapse was examined in a population of abstinent heroin addicts. Further, the effect of cue exposure therapy (CET) on attentional bias was studied. Design:
Participants were assigned randomly to receive nine sessions of CET or placebo psychotherapy. Setting:
An in-patient drug abuse treatment setting. Participants
:
Abstinent heroin-dependent patients. Measurements:
Participants completed the emotional Stroop task both before and after completing treatment. Findings:
Pre-treatment attentional bias predicted relapse at 3-month follow-up, even when controlling for self-reported cravings at the test session. Further, attentional bias was reduced in both groups after therapy, independent of treatment condition. Conclusions: Attentional bias may tap an important component of drug dependence as it is a predictor of opiate relapse. However, CET does not specifically reduce attentional bias. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Parnassia Addiction Research Centre, Parnassia Mental Health Institute, The Hague
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.