Mental imagery and cocaine craving with John Marsden

<p>Rob Calder talks to Professor John Marsden about cocaine cravings. Professor Marsden discusses the lack of pharmacological treatments for cocaine, and about his recent study using mental imagery to address cocaine cravings. He talks about the benefits of positive imagery compared with negative imagery. He then discusses how useful mixed-methods research can be and the importance of writing up data from unfinished trials.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Lowry, N., Marsden, J., Clydesdale, B., Eastwood, B., Havelka, E.M. and Goetz, C. Acute impact of self‐guided mental imagery on craving in cocaine use disorder: a mixed‐methods analysis of a randomized controlled trial.&nbsp;<em>Addiction</em> 2021; doi:10.1111/add.15405</p><br><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15405" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15405</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>