1099 – Hospital Care For Alcohol-dependent Patients: Attentional Bias Measured With The French Version Of The “alcohol Stroop Test”

Abstract

Aims

Previous studies have shown in alcohol dependence patients an attentional bias (AB) under related substance cues which can be a factor of relapse. This AB can be evaluated by the “Alcohol Stroop Test” (AST). The AST is a modified Stroop task while participant have to name the color of the word. This word could be alcohol-related word or a neutral word. AB is the response time's difference between alcohol-related words and neutral words. The goal of the current study was to examine the relation between withdrawal hospitalization and AB.

Methods

Individuals with alcohol-dependence disorders (DSM IV) and admitted for withdrawal in addictology unit of CHU Clermont-Ferrand (n=42) and participant with no alcohol or psychiatric disorder recruited from colleagues and friends from the staff performed the AST (n=16) (‘Control Group’) were recruited. For inpatients, one group performed the AST in admission (n=19) (‘Admission Group’), and another group immediately before discharge (n=23) (‘Discharge Group’).

Results

Results show an AB only for patients saw at admission (t(18) =2.12; p< .05). Moreover, we observe that the AB in ‘Admission Group’ (M=34 ms, SD= 70.06) is greater than the AB in ‘Control group’ AB (M = 23 ms, SD = 93.42), itself greater than the AB in ‘Discharge Group’ (M = -12 ms, SD=93.55), (t(55) = -1.71; p =.09).

Conclusions

Although, results are preliminary, the present study provides evidence for the evolution of AB during alcohol addiction treatment and for the value of incorporated method to improve AB during detoxification cure.