Attentional Bias Towards Cocaine-Related Stimuli: Relationship to Treatment-Seeking for Cocaine Dependence.
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| Title: | Attentional Bias Towards Cocaine-Related Stimuli: Relationship to Treatment-Seeking for Cocaine Dependence. |
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| Authors: | Vadhan, Nehal P. (AUTHOR), Carpenter, Kenneth M. (AUTHOR), Copersino, Marc L. (AUTHOR), Hart, Carl L. (AUTHOR), Foltin, Richard W. (AUTHOR), Nunes, Edward V. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse. Sep2007, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p727-736. 10p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Drug abuse treatment, Cocaine abuse, Cocaine, Narcotics, Psychological distress, Substance abuse, Drug abusers, People with drug addiction |
| Abstract: | Background: Cocaine-dependent individuals demonstrate attentional bias when measured by Stroop color-naming tasks that have been modified to include cocaine-related words. However, the relationship between attentional bias and the treatment-seeking status of cocaine-dependent individuals has never been explored. The purpose of this study was to compare attentional bias towards cocaine-related verbal stimuli between treatment-seeking and nontreatment-seeking cocaine abusers. Methods: We examined performance on a Stroop task modified to include drug-related words in 17 cocaine-dependent treatment-seeking male participants and 20 cocaine-dependent nontreatment-seeking male participants. Results: Although treatment seekers reported less experience with cocaine than nontreatment seekers, they exhibited increased response latency and made more errors when identifying the colors of cocaine-related words, relative to neutral words (p < .05), whereas nontreatment seekers did not. Conclusions: Factors other than a high frequency of cocaine use may contribute to the difference in attentional bias towards cocaine cues between these subgroups of cocaine users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Background: Cocaine-dependent individuals demonstrate attentional bias when measured by Stroop color-naming tasks that have been modified to include cocaine-related words. However, the relationship between attentional bias and the treatment-seeking status of cocaine-dependent individuals has never been explored. The purpose of this study was to compare attentional bias towards cocaine-related verbal stimuli between treatment-seeking and nontreatment-seeking cocaine abusers. Methods: We examined performance on a Stroop task modified to include drug-related words in 17 cocaine-dependent treatment-seeking male participants and 20 cocaine-dependent nontreatment-seeking male participants. Results: Although treatment seekers reported less experience with cocaine than nontreatment seekers, they exhibited increased response latency and made more errors when identifying the colors of cocaine-related words, relative to neutral words (p < .05), whereas nontreatment seekers did not. Conclusions: Factors other than a high frequency of cocaine use may contribute to the difference in attentional bias towards cocaine cues between these subgroups of cocaine users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00952990 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00952990701523722 |
