Alcohol exposure therapy: generalisation and changes in responsivity.
Drug Alcohol Depend
; 57(1): 29-40, 1999 Nov 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10617311
ABSTRACT
Fifty male alcohol-dependent individuals presenting for treatment were randomly assigned to either a cue exposure (CE) or control group. The experimental group were presented with 10 exposure trials to the sight and smell of alcohol, whilst the control group were presented with a neutral beverage. Following this, subjects received exposure to alcohol in a different room to examine whether extinguished responses generalised to a different environment. Results showed that only those subjects presented with the alcohol cue showed a significant reduction in cue-elicited swallowing, subjective withdrawal symptoms, arousal and urge to drink alcohol and that these extinguished responses remained diminished in magnitude in a different environment. These results provide additional support for the effectiveness of CE in reducing responsivity to alcohol cues.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
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Alcoholic Beverages
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Alcoholism
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Drug Alcohol Depend
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia