Replacing craving imagery with alternative pleasant imagery reduces craving intensity

Knaüper, Bärbel; Pillay, R.; Lacaille, Julien; McCollam, Amanda; Kelso, Evan

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.04.021

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“…Previous studies have shown that craving reduction effects of visuospatial tasks such as neutral visual imagery (Kemps & Tiggeman, 2007) and dynamic visual noise (Kemps et al, 2008) translate to field settings when food craving is the target (Knäuper et al, 2011;Kemps & Tiggemann, 2013). These tasks are also effective for reducing nicotine cravings in the laboratory (May et al, 2010;Versland & Rosenberg, 2007); the present findings suggest they will also generalise to field settings and other drug targets.…”

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“…Knäuper et al (2011) also measured consumption of the specific item craved and found no effect of task on indulgence. In contrast, Kemps and Tiggemann (2013) and Hsu et al (2014) found that visual interventions decreased overall consumption.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Third, this study recruited an unrestricted sample whereas Kemps and Tiggemann (2013), Hsu et al (2014) and Knäuper et al (2011) recruited participants who had a high number of food cravings, wanted to reduce their snacking behaviour, or wanted to reduce their cravings. Those populations may have had stronger motivation to decrease their indulgence rates whereas our sample may have been contented with their indulgence rates and still have chosen to indulge even when their craving was weakened.…”

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“…Kemps and Tiggemann (2013) found that it also reduced food craving in the field. Knäuper, Pillay, Lacaille, McCollam, and Kelso (2011) recruited participants who reported strong cravings for specific food or drinks (commonly chocolate and coffee) and wanted to reduce those cravings. As predicted by EI theory, participants who vividly imagined a favourite activity whenever cravings struck reported weaker cravings than those who recited the alphabet backwards.…”

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Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings

Skorka-Brown

Andrade

Whalley

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Addictive Behaviors

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Most research on cognitive processes in craving has been carried out in the laboratory and focuses on food craving. This study extends laboratory findings to real world settings and cravings for drugs or activities as well as food. Previous laboratory research has found that playing Tetris reduces craving strength. The present study used an ecological momentary assessment protocol in which 31 undergraduate participants carried iPods for a week and were prompted 7 times each day, by SMS message, to use their iPod to report craving. Participants reported craving target and strength (0-100), whether they indulged their previous craving (yes/no), and whether they were under the influence of alcohol (yes/no). Those randomly assigned to the intervention condition (n=15) then played Tetris for 3min and reported their craving again. Those in the monitoring-only control condition (n=16) provided baseline craving data to test if Tetris reduced the incidence and strength of spontaneous cravings across the week. Playing Tetris decreased craving strength for drugs (alcohol, nicotine, caffeine), food and drink, and activities (sex, exercise, gaming), with a mean reduction of 13.9 percentage points, effect size f(2)=0.11. This effect was consistent across the week. This is the first demonstration that visual cognitive interference can be used in the field to reduce cravings for substances and activities other than eating.

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Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings

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Whalley

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“…For example, undergraduates experienced less intense food cravings over 4 weeks and consumed fewer calories after craving, when they used a hand-held device to display dynamic visual noise in response to food cravings (Kemps & Tiggemann, 2013a). SkorkaBrown, et al, (2014) have undertaken a similar trial using Tetris®, and Knäuper, Pillay, Lacaille, McCollam and Kelso (2011) found that the intensity of cravings over 4 days was reduced when undergraduates who wanted to reduce cravings for a specific food or drink vividly imagined engaging in a favorite activity whenever they experienced the craving. There were no such changes for groups who formed implementation intentions to reduce their craving, without explicit imagery instructions, or who performed the verbal task of counting backwards.…”

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The Elaborated Intrusion Theory of desire: A 10-year retrospective and implications for addiction treatments

May

Kavanagh

Andrade

2015

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EI Theory has spawned new assessment instruments that are performing strongly and offer the ability to more clearly delineate craving from correlated processes. It has also inspired new approaches to treatment. In particular, training people to use vivid sensory imagery for functional goals holds promise as an intervention for substance misuse, since it is likely to both sustain motivation and moderate craving.

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Neurofeedback Against Binge Eating: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Female Subclinical Threshold Sample

Schmidt

Martin

2016

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Brain-directed treatment techniques, such as neurofeedback, have recently been proposed as adjuncts in the treatment of eating disorders to improve therapeutic outcomes. In line with this recommendation, a cue exposure EEG-neurofeedback protocol was developed. The present study aimed at the evaluation of the specific efficacy of neurofeedback to reduce subjective binge eating in a female subthreshold sample. A total of 75 subjects were randomized to EEG-neurofeedback, mental imagery with a comparable treatment set-up or a waitlist group. At post-treatment, only EEG-neurofeedback led to a reduced frequency of binge eating (p = .015, g = 0.65). The effects remained stable to a 3-month follow-up. EEG-neurofeedback further showed particular beneficial effects on perceived stress and dietary self-efficacy. Differences in outcomes did not arise from divergent treatment expectations. Because EEG-neurofeedback showed a specific efficacy, it may be a promising brain-directed approach that should be tested as a treatment adjunct in clinical groups with binge eating. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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Replacing craving imagery with alternative pleasant imagery reduces craving intensity

Cited by 44 publications

References 26 publications

Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings

Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings

The Elaborated Intrusion Theory of desire: A 10-year retrospective and implications for addiction treatments

Neurofeedback Against Binge Eating: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Female Subclinical Threshold Sample

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