A review on measurement of craving of drug addicts and its relationship with electroencephalography.
- Author:
Banghua YANG
1
;
Guozheng YAN
;
Ding XU
Author Information
1. School of Eletronics & Information Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China. ybh@sjtu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Behavior, Addictive;
diagnosis;
physiopathology;
psychology;
Electroencephalography;
Humans;
Self Disclosure;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome;
diagnosis
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2006;23(3):684-687
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Craving of drug addicts for drugs is the most important factor that causes relapse. On-line, objective and quantificational measurement of craving is of certain value in predicting relapse and drug-seeking behavior of addicts. Some common methods used to measure craving are reviewed and their shortcomings are analyzed. Aiming at characteristics, analysis methods, typical application of electroencephalography (EEG) and characteristics of craving, we have a discussion about the possibility of using EEG to measure craving. In addition, some related problems and difficulties are probed. These analyses are helpful to the study of craving.
