| Alcohol influences the use of decisional support. | |
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PMID: 20072780 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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AIM: Excess consumption of alcohol leads to impaired cognition and decision making; hence, alcohol-containing products and advertising contain warning messages about the adverse effects of excess drinking. However, there is a need to understand how alcohol influences the processing of advisory messages. METHOD: The current study used a computerised gambling simulation and investigated whether intoxication would affect the use of a decision aid. Using a double-blind repeated measures design, 16 adult males (aged 18-29) completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the South Oaks Gambling Screen and played a computer blackjack program on two separate occasions, under differing doses of alcohol. On certain conditions, the computerised decision aid gave advice to participants as to whether the odds were in their favour. RESULTS: Participants were found to take longer to respond to the decision aid under higher risk conditions when they were losing. CONCLUSION: Alcohol intoxication may lead to problems evaluating information pertaining to risk, and this has implications for the use of other decision aids designed to assist intoxicated individuals. The problems processing warning information were consistent with alcohol induced 'myopia' where intoxicated individuals had problems processing less salient cues. |
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James G Phillips; Rowan P Ogeil |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Psychopharmacology Volume: 208 ISSN: 1432-2072 ISO Abbreviation: Psychopharmacology (Berl.) Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-04-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7608025 Medline TA: Psychopharmacology (Berl) Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 603-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. Jim.Phillips@med.monash.edu.au |
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