Behavioral economic and value-based decision-making constructs that discriminate current heavy drinkers versus people who reduced their drinking without treatment.

Amber CopelandTom StaffordSamuel F AcuffJames G MurphyMatt Field

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2022)

Self-report behavioral economic measures demonstrate that alcohol moderation without treatment is characterized by lowered alcohol demand and greater behavioral allocation to alcohol-free reinforcement, in line with behavioral economic theory. However, a computerized VBDM measure yielded inconclusive findings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
decision making
emergency department
replacement therapy
life cycle
drug induced