Modulation of naturalistic maladaptive memories using behavioural and pharmacological reconsolidation-interfering strategies: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and 'sub-clinical' studies
Modulation of naturalistic maladaptive memories using behavioural and pharmacological reconsolidation-interfering strategies: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and 'sub-clinical' studies
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使用行为和药理再巩固干扰策略调节自然适应不良记忆:临床和“亚临床”研究的系统回顾和荟萃分析
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10.1101/282293
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2018
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Walsh K
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Walsh K
BackgroundConsolidated memories can undergo enduring modification through retrieval-dependent treatments that modulate reconsolidation. This represents a potentially transformative strategy for weakening or overwriting the maladaptive memories that underlie substance use and anxiety/trauma-related disorders. However, modulation ofnaturalisticmaladaptive memories may be limited by ‘boundary conditions’ imposed on the reconsolidation process by the nature of these memories.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses of behavioural and pharmacological studies examining retrieval-dependent modulation of reward- and threat-related memories in (sub) clinical substance use and anxiety/trauma, respectively.ResultsOf 4938 publications assessed for eligibility, 8 studies of substance use and 10 of anxiety (phobia)- and trauma-related symptoms were included in the meta-analyses. Overall, the findings were in the predicted direction, with most studies favouring the ‘retrieval + treatment’ condition. However, the magnitude of effects was dependent upon the nature of treatment, with pharmacological interventions showing a medium-sized effect (g= 0.59,p= 0.03) and behavioural treatments, a relatively small effect (g= 0.32,p= 0.10) in studies of phobia/trauma. Among studies of substance use, post-retrieval behavioural interventions yielded a larger effect (g= 0.60,p< 0.001) relative to pharmacological treatments (g= − 0.03,p= 0.91), with treatment type being a statistically significant moderator (χ2(1) = 4.20,p= 0.04).ConclusionModification of naturalistic maladaptive memories during reconsolidation appears to be a viable treatment strategy for substance use and phobias/trauma disorders. However, high levels of heterogeneity and methodological variation limit the strength of conclusions that can be drawn from the reviewed studies at this stage.