The effect of internet-based working memory training on automatic preferences for alcohol use in a clinical sample. - Working memory training and alcohol.

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•Alcohol dependence: diagnosed according to criteria DSM IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000);Participants will be screened with the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT; Saunders et al.1993), and are only allowed to participate when they score 8 or higher on the AUDIT (i.e., the cut-off score for hazardous drinking; Saunders et al. 1993). ;Age over 18 years;A minimum of 4 years of formal schooling and no history of mental retardation;Native Dutch speaker;Mental competency to give informed consent. Mental competency as defined by the Dutch law (WGBO: Wet of Geneeskundige Behandel Overeenkomst) is determined by the medical specialist (e.g. psychiatrist) based on the patient*s health record, observations and conversation with the regular therapist. If necessary, the psychiatrist will have a short conversation with the patient. The concerning psychiatrists are: Dr. Michael Wellner, Dr. Robert Hilse, Dr. Claudia Decker and Dr. An Joos. They are all employees of Addiction Care of the Mondriaan Zorggroep.;Participants must have access (preferable at their own home) to a computer with an internet connection.

•AUDIT score lower than 8 (the cut-off score for hazardous drinking; Saunders et al. 1993);History of acquired brain injury (e.g. cerebral contusion, cerebrovascular accident);Participants who show signs of poor compliance (e.g. not completing a session in time and session loss) and/or poor response on the questionnaires will be excluded from the experiment by the researchers. ;Polydrug users are excluded from the study when their primary drug (core addiction) is different than alcohol. Possible polydrug use will be registered.

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