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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Biol. 2008 Oct 9;14(1):73–83. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2008.00133.x

Table 1.

Schedule of Procedures for Cue Reactivity Session*

Pre-Test Period
1:00 p.m. Subject arrives; vital signs, BAC, urine toxicology screen for illicit drug use, date and time of last drink obtained, and clinical and laboratory assessments completeda
2:00 p.m. Subject prepped for cue session; electrodes attached, impedance checked
2:20 p.m. Subject given instructions and cue-reactivity practice trial
Cue Reactivity Trials
2:40 p.m. Step 1 - Mood Induction: Subject exposed to block of 12 affective images (pleasant, unpleasant or neutral), psychophysiological recording
2:45 p.m. Step 2 - In Vivo Beverage Cue: Alcohol or water beverage placed in front of subject for 90-sec while recalling picture-induced mood, psychophysiological recording
2:50 p.m. Step 3 - Ratings: Subjects complete VAS craving, SAM, and manipulation check in presence of beverage, beverage removed from testing area after ratings completed
2:55 p.m. Repeat Steps 1–3 for remaining affect-beverage trial combinations (6 trials total)
Post-Test Period
3:55 p.m. Electrodes removed, debriefing and relaxation period, post-cue session assessment of craving and affect to verify return to baseline, subject paid
5:00pm Subject leaves
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Clinical assessments included: Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessments for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS), Alcohol Craving Questionnaire (ACQ), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Timeline FollowBack (TLFB)

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With kind permission from Springer Science+Business Media: Psychopharmacology, Effect of positive and negative affective stimuli and beverage cues on measures of craving in non treatment-seeking alcoholics, Epub ahead of print, 2008 Jul 6, page 5, Mason BJ, Light JM, Escher T, Drobes DJ, Table 1.