To drink or not to drink? Assessing conflicting desires in dependent drinkers in treatment

Janet D. Greeley; Wendy Swift; Nick Heather

doi:10.1016/0376-8716(93)80010-C

To drink or not to drink? Assessing conflicting desires in dependent drinkers in treatment

Janet D. Greeley^*, Wendy Swift, Nick Heather

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Abstract

Reactivity to Alcohol and Neutral Cues was compared in male, inpatient problem drinkers (N = 30). Subjects reported an overall desire not to drink alcohol which decreased in the presence of the Alcohol Cue. There were no cue-specific changes in heart rate, blood pressure and arousal level and a non-significant trend for increased stress in the Alcohol Cue condition. Subgroups of subjects reporting positive and negative desire for alcohol were identified. Subjects who reported negative desire for alcohol in the Alcohol Cue condition also reported greater self-efficacy to resist drinking in the future. These findings have implications for understanding the nature of self-reported desire for alcohol and its potential role in the treatment of alcohol dependence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-179
Number of pages	11
Journal	Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0376-8716(93)80010-C
Publication status	Published - 1993

Keywords

alcohol
craving
cue-reactivity
inpatients

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