Neural correlates of drinking reduction during a clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder

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BACKGROUND: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). We hypothesized that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a region implicated in cognitive control and goal-directed behavior, plays a role in behavior change during CBT by facilitating the regulation of craving (ROC).

METHODS: Treatment-seeking participants with AUD (N = 22) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning both before and after a 12-week, single-arm trial of CBT, using an ROC task that was previously shown to engage the DLPFC.

RESULTS: We found that both the percentage of heavy drinking days (PHDD) and the overall self-reported alcohol craving measured during the ROC task were significantly reduced from pre- to post-CBT. However, we did not find significant changes over time in either the ability to regulate craving or regulation-related activity in any brain region. We found a significant 3-way interaction between the effects of cue-induced craving, cue-induced brain activity and timepoint of assessment (pre- or post-CBT) on PHDD in the left DLPFC. Follow-up analysis showed that cue-induced craving was associated with cue-induced activity in the left DLPFC among participants who ceased heavy drinking during CBT, both at pre-CBT and post-CBT timepoints. No such associations were present at either timepoint among participants who continued to drink heavily.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that patients in whom DLPFC functioning is more strongly related to cue-induced craving may preferentially respond to CBT.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 10;:. - PMID 36798260

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Alcohol, clinical & experimental research - 48(2024), 2 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 260-272

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Naqvi, Nasir H [VerfasserIn]
Srivastava, A Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-Peña, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jessica K [VerfasserIn]
Drysdale, Andrew T [VerfasserIn]
Mariani, John J [VerfasserIn]
Ochsner, Kevin N [VerfasserIn]
Morgenstern, Jon [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Gaurav H [VerfasserIn]
Levin, Frances R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alcohol use disorder
Cognitive control
Craving
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Journal Article
Regulation of craving

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 10;:. - PMID 36798260

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/acer.15259

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NLM367157373