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Table 2 Study results structured by effects on attentional bias and symptoms

From: The effectiveness of attentional bias modification for substance use disorder symptoms in adults: a systematic review

Results

Publications ordered by substance

Amount of sessions

AB at baseline

AB + Symp −

Alcohol:

 
 

Field et al. 2007 [33]

1

No AB

 

Lee and Lee 2015 [26]

1

AB founda

 

Schoenmakers et al. 2007 [30]

1

No ABa

AB − Symp +

Nicotine:

 
 

Elfeddali et al. 2016b [23]

6

AB found

AB unknown Symp +

Alcohol:

 
 

Cox et al. 2015 [35]

4

Not reported

 

Fadardi and Cox 2009 [13]

4

AB found

 

McGeary et al. 2014 [28]

8

Not reported

 

Wiers et al. 2015 [36]

4

Not reported

AB + Symp +

Alcohol:

 
 

Field and Eastwood 2005 [24]

1

No ABa

 

Schoenmakers et al. 2010 [31]

5

No ABa

Nicotine:

 
 

Attwood et al. 2008c [21]

1

AB found

 

Kerst and Waters 2014 [25]

21

AB found

Opiate:

 
 

Ziaee et al. 2016 [32]

3

Not reported

AB − Symp −

Nicotine:

 
 

Begh et al. 2015 [22]

5

No AB

 

Lopes et al. 2014 [34]

1–3

AB found

 

McHugh et al. 2010 [29]

1

No AB

Opiate:

 
 

Charles et al. 2015 [37]

1

No AB

 

Mayer et al. 2016 [27]

5

No AB

  1. Studies in clinical population are presented in italics
  2. AB + attentional bias significantly changed from baseline to post-test/s, AB − attentional bias did not change from baseline to post-test/s, AB unknown changes in attentional bias were not reported or unclear, Symp + significant change on one or more addiction outcome measures from baseline to post-test/s, Symp − addiction outcome measures did not change from baseline to post-test/s
  3. aBased on calculations from data derived from tables or figures (see supporting information)
  4. bSignificant changes in symptoms (abstinence) was only found in subsample (heavy smokers)
  5. cSignificant changes in symptoms (subjective craving) was only found in subsample (males)