NDLI: The effect of virtual covert sensitization on reducing alcohol craving in heavy social drinkers

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Author	Choi, Yoon Jung Lee, Jang Han
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Covert sensitization is an imagery-based aversive treatment for decreasing craving and inducing aversion toward abused substances. In the present study, we used virtual reality to enhance the effects of covert sensitization. The aim was to verify the effectiveness of virtual covert sensitization treatment in reducing heavy social drinkers’ alcohol craving. The explicit and implicit measurements included a self-report questionnaire, alcohol-Implicit Association Test, eye-tracking test, and alcohol-Stroop test. To determine the baseline, we measured the alcohol craving in heavy social drinkers (N = 20) and light drinkers (N = 20). Furthermore, virtual covert sensitization treatment was administered to each participant for 10 min. Afterward, the same measurements as at baseline were repeated. Despite the one-time nature of the administered treatment, our results confirm the effectiveness of virtual covert sensitization based on the participants’ changed implicit craving and explicit, self-reported craving. Therefore, virtual covert sensitization may be an effective intervention technique for alcohol addiction treatment.
Starting Page	111
Ending Page	117
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13594338
Journal	Virtual Reality
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14349957
Language	English
Publisher	Springer London
Publisher Date	2015-05-13
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Covert sensitization Virtual reality Alcohol craving Implicit cognition Eye movement Computer Graphics Computing Methodologies Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Image Processing and Computer Vision
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Human-Computer Interaction Software

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