Recent research by Witteman et al (2015) has indicated that the presence of alcohol cues such as the portrayal of the drug and drinking behaviour induced physiological cue reactivity and craving in alcohol dependence through a conditioned appetitive response. The study “Cue reactivity and its relation to craving and relapse in alcohol dependence: a combined laboratory Read More →

Authors: Jurriaan Witteman, Hans Post, Mika Tarvainen, Avalon de Bruijn, Elizabeth De Sousa Fernandes Perna, Johannes G. Ramaekers & Reinout W. Wiers Title: Cue reactivity and its relation to craving and relapse in alcohol dependence: a combined laboratory and field study Journal: Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2015, 232(20): 3685–3696. Abstract: The present study investigated the nature of physiological cue Read More →