Cue-exposure therapy to decrease alcohol craving in virtual environment
- Authors
- Lee, Jang-Han; Kwon, Hyoseok; Choi, Joonho; Yang, Byung-Hwan
- Issue Date
- Oct-2007
- Publisher
- MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
- Citation
- CYBERPSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIOR, v.10, no.5, pp.617 - 623
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- Journal Title
- CYBERPSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 617
- End Page
- 623
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/179518
- DOI
- 10.1089/cpb.2007.9978
- ISSN
- 1094-9313
- Abstract
- During abstinence from alcohol, craving is elicited by the cues and contexts previously associated with alcohol, which contribute to relapse. To prevent the craving and relapse experienced by alcoholics, cue-exposure therapy (CET) has been used to extinguish the association between alcohol and alcohol-related cues and contexts. This study applied CET, using a virtual reality (VR) system, to eight members of an Alcoholics Anonymous group for eight sessions. Cues and contexts most likely to elicit an urge to drink were selected through a preliminary survey in order to compose VR-CET scenarios: a glass, a bottle, food, and a bar were judged to be the most tempting for people in alcohol dependence and abstinence. Using these cues and contexts, a Japanese-style pub and a western bar were created. Each session was administered for 30 minutes by a psychiatrist and included an introduction, immersion, VR navigation, interviews about feelings, and self-report questionnaires about cravings. The eight sessions consisted of initial and closing sessions and person-, object-, and situation-focused sessions. As a result, a reduction in cue-elicited craving after VR-CET was reported. A mean score of 15.75 ( SD = 10.91) on the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire in the first session decreased to 11.50 ( SD = 5.76) in the final session. This study suggests that using virtual reality can enhance the effectiveness of CET.
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