Cognitive bias modification in problem and pathological gambling using a web-based approach-avoidance task: A pilot trial.

There is evidence that training addicted participants to implicitly avoid disorder-related stimuli by using a training version of the Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT) results in reduced substance consumption (i.e., Approach Bias Modification [AppBM]).

Correction: Effects of a depression-focused internet intervention in slot machine gamblers: A randomized controlled trial.

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Effects of a depression-focused internet intervention in slot machine gamblers: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Problematic and pathological gambling have been linked to depression. Despite a high demand for treatment and negative financial consequences, only a small fraction of problematic and pathological gamblers seek professional help. The existing treatment gap could be narrowed by providing low-threshold, anonymous internet-based interventions.

Borderline Personality Disorder: Associations Between Dimensional Personality Profiles and Self-Destructive Behaviors.

Ongoing research is shifting towards a dimensional understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Aim of this study was to identify personality profiles in BPD that are predictive of self-destructive behaviors. Personality traits were assessed (n = 130) according to the five-factor model of personality (i.

Factors contributing to social cognition impairment in borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia.

Social cognition (SC) deficits have been described both in patients with schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, while the former tend towards simplistic mental state attributions (undermentalizing), the latter are more likely to make overly complex mental state inferences (overmentalizing). Performance on complex SC tasks has been shown to correlate with neurocognitive ability, emotion perception, a history of trauma, and overconfidence in errors.

Attributional "Tunnel Vision" in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder.

We aimed to examine the profile of interpersonal attributions in BPD. We hypothesized that patients show more mono-causal and internal attributions than healthy controls. A revised version of the Internal, Personal, Situational and Attributions Questionnaire was assessed in 30 BPD patients and 30 healthy controls.