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Cognitive-Bias Modification Therapy Helps Addicts Develop An ‘Avoidance Bias’

Alcoholism is a tough addiction to kick. Eventually, most people return to drinking. But some Dutch and German psychological scientists have tested a short-term regime, called Cognitive-Bias Modification Therapy, that promises to help alcoholics stay sober. Their study is published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science.

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Abstinence, Heavy Drinking, And Binge Drinking All Associated With Increased Risk Of Cognitive Impairment

Previous research regarding the association between alcohol consumption and dementia or cognitive impairment in later life suggests that mild to moderate alcohol consumption might be protective of dementia. However, most of the research has been conducted on subjects already rather elderly at the start of the follow-up. A new study published in the December issue […]

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