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The recovery process of methamphetamine and alcohol use disorders is characterized by high relapse rates (e.g., Brecht & Herbeck, 2014; Charney et al., 2010). Thus, systematic research on intervention measures is of great relevance. Improving inhibitory control, more particularly the ability to inhibit dominant motor reactions, seems to be an important treatment target, given evidence for deficits in comparison to healthy controls (Czapla et al., 2016; Smith et al., 2014) and for the predictive value with regard to relapse and other therapy outcomes (Czapla et al., 2016; Schultz et al., 2019). Computer trainings in which participants practice behavioral inhibition to visual stimuli have received increasing attention, as they seem to reduce alcohol use in individuals with a heavy drinking pattern (e.g., Di Lemma & Field, 2017). However, evidence with regard to substance use disorders is rare. Additionally, previous research indicates that the training paradigms should be optimized (e.g., multiple sessions, adaptive difficulty, feedback, generalization; Schoenmakers et al., 2007; Smith et al., 2017). Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate the efficacy of an inhibitory control training as add-on to psychotherapeutic (in-patient) treatment in individuals with methamphetamine and alcohol use disorder. We developed a training paradigm with six adaptive sessions with individualized stimuli and feedback. |
