A smartphone attention bias intervention for individuals with addictive disorders : protocol for a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Zhang, Melvyn, Ying, Jiangbo, Mahreen, Zaakira, Song, Guo, Smith, Helen, Fung, Daniel Shuen Sheng, Amron, Syidda B.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Addiction; Approach Bias; DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106347; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48922
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Substance use disorders are highly prevalent globally. Relapse rates following conventional psychological interventions for substance use disorders remain high. Recent reviews have highlighted attentional and approach or avoidance biases to be responsible for multiple relapses. Other stu...