Recent CBM Reviews and Opinions – September 2022
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Gamification of CBM-I: How can we do it, and should we do it?
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Multiple cognitive biases involved in soft drink consumption
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The dual probe task: Finally a reliable measure of attention bias?
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Recent CBM Reviews and Opinions – June 2022
Arad, G., & Bar-Haim, Y. (2021). Cognitive bias interventions. In A. B. Adler & D. Forbes (Eds.), Anger at work: Prevention, intervention, and treatment in high-risk occupations (pp. 275–301). American Psychological Association.https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-63486-010 Navas, J. F., Verdejo‐García, A., & Vadillo, M. A. (2021). The evidential value of research on cognitive training to change food‐related biases and
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How should we deliver Approach avoidance trainings?
Approach-Avoidance Trainings (AAT) have been shown to be very beneficial in the relapse-preventing treatment of substance use disorders. These trainings usually employ joysticks, and this is severely limiting their use because joysticks are becoming outdated, and they are not well-suited for online delivery. Therefore, this paper is testing the usefulness of different response devices, particularly
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Don’t worry – a question of interpretation?
So far, the results regarding the efficacy of CBM when delivered online are very mixed, although this has always been seen as an apparent advantage of CBM. Hirsch and colleagues present an RCT of an internet-delivered interpretation training to reduce worrying in patients with GAD. Participants listened to scenarios describing situations that related to common
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HABIT-Works – how to professionally implement a computer-training!
Cognitive bias modification interventions have been around for a while, and many of them show promise as (add-on)- interventions. However, their implementation is a great challenge. Even though they seem to be easily delivered, they are hardly ever used in clinical practice. We are missing good implementation studies to bridge this gap. HABITworks gives an
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A hybrid of in-clinic and at home attention bias modification treatment reduces symptoms in depressed individuals
This three-arms randomized controlled trial of 145 adults with depression, conducted in the USA (Hsu et al., in press – Psychological Medicine), examined the efficacy of a dot-probe-based attention bias modification treatment (ABMT) in reducing symptoms of depression. Participants with at least moderate depression severity and an attention bias toward dysphoric stimuli (faces) were randomized
Cognitive bias modification for appraisals provided as an adjuvant to an inpatient PTSD treatment program is effective in modifying dysfunctional trauma-related appraisals and in reducing PTSD symptoms
This clinical trial of 80 German inpatients with PTSD (Woud et al., 2021 – Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics), tested whether a computerized cognitive bias modification for appraisals (CBM-APP) can modify dysfunctional appraisals and reduce such appraisals of trauma reactions and PTSD symptoms. The CBM-APP schedule was 8 sessions over a 2-week period completed as an adjuvant
