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Why people change? The role of cognitive-control processes in the onset and cessation of substance abuse disorders by Gerhard Bühringer; Hans-Ulrich Wittchen; Katrin Gottlebe; Claudia Kufeld; Thomas Goschke is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

Background: The current effectiveness of preventative and therapeutic interventions for substance use disorders (SUDs) is less than satisfying. Progress in understanding the processes related to the onset, course, and cessation of SUDs merits top priority, given the high prevalence and the severe negative consequences. Aims: This position paper, after summarizing major factors related to onset and cessation processes, discusses the possible role of cognitive-control dysfunctions in the complex interaction between mechanisms of change (mediators) and risk factors (moderators). Findings: In past decades, research has expanded our knowledge about the impact of SUDs on human behaviour. Formal interventions are effective, but there is limited information about the mechanisms responsible for change during the onset and cessation of SUDs and for individual differences related to them. Preliminary results suggest that impairments in higher order control functions play a role in SUDs. Conclusions: Defi ciencies in our understanding of behaviour-change processes during the onset and cessation of SUDs require that research have a different focus. A better understanding of the relevance of imp

Author

Gerhard Bühringer; Hans-Ulrich Wittchen; Katrin Gottlebe; Claudia Kufeld; Thomas Goschke

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 1049-8931)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)