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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Relationship between attentional bias and psychological craving in methamphetamine use disorder.

Qiuping Huang, Zhenjiang Liao, Xuhao Wang, Wenwu Wang, Li Chao, Yiqi Nie, Shihua Peng, Lin Zhao, Hongxian Shen, Jing Qi and 1 more

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Qiuping HuangDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhenjiang LiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xuhao WangDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wenwu WangHunan Provincial Lushan Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Li ChaoHunan Provincial Lushan Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yiqi NieHunan Provincial Lushan Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shihua PengHunan Provincial Lushan Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Lin ZhaoHunan Provincial Lushan Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hongxian ShenDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jing QiDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xinxin ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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Abstract

Background: Psychological craving and attentional bias are important indicators of addiction, as well as critical factors influencing relapse. Psychological craving includes withdrawal craving (a persistent background state during abstinence) and cue-induced craving (an acute, impulsive desire provoked by drug-related stimuli). However, the relationship between attentional bias and these two types of craving remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the association between attentional bias and psychological craving in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) using a picture-based addiction Stroop task. Methods: A total of 134 individuals with MUD were recruited. General demographic information and details regarding substance use were collected through questionnaires. For withdrawal craving, the visual analog craving scale (VAS) was used to assess the level of drug craving during the abstinence period. To assess cue-induced craving, participants were presented with drug-related scenarios through virtual reality (VR). Craving was then measured in each virtual scenario using a visual analog scale (VAS) integrated into the system. Subsequently, attentional bias was evaluated by the picture addiction Stroop task. Results: Methamphetamine use disorder participants demonstrated significantly longer reaction times to MA-related image stimuli compared to neutral image stimuli ( Conclusion: Individuals with MUD exhibit significant attentional bias toward MA-related cues, which is associated with the intensity of both withdrawal and cue-induced craving. Furthermore, attentional bias is significantly associated with withdrawal craving rather than cue craving. These findings provide a foundation for developing interventions targeting attentional bias and craving in MUD.

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Amphetamine-Related DisordersAttentional BiasCravingMethamphetamineAdultCuesFemaleHumansMaleStroop TestSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSurveys and QuestionnairesMethamphetamineattentional biascue-induced cravingmethamphetamine use disorderStroop taskwithdrawal craving

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PMCPMC12813021

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