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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 […]

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

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

A clinical trial of 300 Australian patients with alcohol use disorder (Manning et al., 2021 – JAMA Psychiatry), tested whether a 4-day protocol of cognitive bias modification based on the Alcohol Approach/Avoidance Task (AAT) delivered during inpatient alcohol withdrawal treatment would reduce the likelihood of relapse during the first two weeks after discharge. A period

Gober, C. D., Lazarov, A., & Bar-Haim, Y. (2021). From cognitive targets to symptom reduction: overview of attention and interpretation bias modification research. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 24, 42-46.Read More… Meissel, E. E., Kuckertz, J. M., & Amir, N. (2021). Cognitive Bias Modification. Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Overview and Approaches, Ed: A. Wenze, American Psychological