Attentional bias modification based on visual probe task: methodological issues, results and clinical relevance
| Autor: | Fernanda Machado Lopes, Keitiline R. Viacava, Lisiane Bizarro |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 183-193 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2238-0019 2237-6089 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0011 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Attentional bias, the tendency that a person has to drive or maintain attention to a specific class of stimuli, may play an important role in the etiology and persistence of mental disorders. Attentional bias modification has been studied as a form of additional treatment related to automatic processing. Objectives: This systematic literature review compared and discussed methods, evidence of success and potential clinical applications of studies about attentional bias modification (ABM) using a visual probe task. Methods: The Web of Knowledge, PubMed and PsycInfo were searched using the keywords attentional bias modification, attentional bias manipulation and attentional bias training. We selected empirical studies about ABM training using a visual probe task written in English and published between 2002 and 2014. Results: Fifty-seven studies met inclusion criteria. Most (78%) succeeded in training attention in the predicted direction, and in 71% results were generalized to other measures correlated with the symptoms. Conclusions: ABM has potential clinical utility, but to standardize methods and maximize applicability, future studies should include clinical samples and be based on findings of studies about its effectiveness. |
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