ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Effects of a virtual reality-based motivational reinforcement + desensitization intervention program on psychological craving and addiction memory in female MA-dependent young adults.
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- The efficacy of conventional and technology assisted cue exposure therapy for treating substance use disorders: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Expert panel to identify applications of virtual reality (VR) in cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder: A Delphi study.Research square · 2026Article
- Are virtual reality (VR) interventions for substance use disorders designed for implementation? A rapid review of platform characteristics and clinical fit.Research square · 2026Article
- Understanding betel nut addiction: a review of harmful consequences, underlying neurobiology, and emerging intervention strategies.Translational psychiatry · 2026Review
- A superior colliculus-originating circuit prevents cocaine reinstatement via VR-based eye movement desensitization treatment.National science review · 2025Article
- Memory Reconsolidation Updating in Substance Addiction: Applications, Mechanisms, and Future Prospects for Clinical Therapeutics.Neuroscience bulletin · 2025Review
- Mindfulness-based relapse prevention targeting psychological craving and trait mindfulness in young Chinese women with methamphetamine dependence: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a virtual reality (VR)-based motivational reinforcement + desensitization intervention program on psychological craving and addiction memory in female methamphetamine (MA)-dependent young adults. Methods: We recruited 60 female MA-dependent young adults in a compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation facility in Sichuan Province, and randomly assigned them to intervention (mean age = 23.24 ± 2.06) and control groups (mean age = 23.33 ± 2.09). The intervention group received a VR-based motivational enhancement + desensitization intervention (total of eight sessions over a 4-week period), while the control group received regular detoxification management during the same period. Assessments were conducted before, immediately after, and 1 month after the intervention, with a visual analogue scale (VAS) being used to assess subjective craving, electronic sphygmomanometer employed to measure physiological parameters, and the Addiction Memory Intensity Scale (AMIS) applied to assess addiction memory intensity. Results: Generalized estimating equation analysis showed significant main effects of group on changes in heart rate difference, systolic blood pressure difference, VAS and AMIS scores (all Conclusion: Our VR-based motivational reinforcement + desensitization intervention program can effectively reduce psychological craving and physiological reactivity for drugs, and the intensity of addictive memories in female MA-dependent young adults, even after 1 month.
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