Alcohol exposure therapy: Generalisation and changes in responsivity

Petra K. Staiger; Janet D. Greeley; Stephen D. Wallace

doi:10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00037-X

Alcohol exposure therapy: Generalisation and changes in responsivity

Petra K. Staiger^*, Janet D. Greeley, Stephen D. Wallace

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Abstract

Fifty male alcohol-dependent individuals presenting for treatment were randomly assigned to either a cue exposure (CE) or control group. The experimental group were presented with 10 exposure trials to the sight and smell of alcohol, whilst the control group were presented with a neutral beverage. Following this, subjects received exposure to alcohol in a different room to examine whether extinguished responses generalised to a different environment. Results showed that only those subjects presented with the alcohol cue showed a significant reduction in cue-elicited swallowing, subjective withdrawal symptoms, arousal and urge to drink alcohol and that these extinguished responses remained diminished in magnitude in a different environment. These results provide additional support for the effectiveness of CE in reducing responsivity to alcohol cues. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-40
Number of pages	12
Journal	Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume	57
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00037-X
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 1999

Keywords

Alcohol
Cue exposure
Dependent drinkers
Generalisation
Relapse prevention

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