A. Ghita (Alexandra)

My focus in terms of research reflects the applications of digital health in the assessment and treatment of addictive behaviours and comorbid mental health disorders. Technologies like virtual reality (VR) and eye-tracking (ET) enable the communities of researchers and clinicians to complement existing methods applied in clinical and health psychology. Craving, anxiety, or attentional bias are among the key constructs explored with VR and ET technologies in the field of addictions. More recently, I have re-directed my attention towards the use of psychedelics in the treatment of different mental health concerns.

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Alcoholism
# Anxiety
# Craving
# Drive
# Implosive Therapy
# Thinness
# Virtual Reality
# Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Ghiţă, A. (2022). Where do we stand? An overview of reviews regarding the current status of virtual reality applications in alcohol use disorder. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 20, 11-15. https://www.arctt.info/volume-20-summer-2022

Ghiţă, A. , Elfrink, T., Bülter, A., Gabriel, S., Geise, M., Grewe, G. , & Westerhof, G. (2021). Mind your time: The implications of prolonged Instagram use and drive for thinness in university students. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 19, 73-77.

Hernández-Serrano, O. , Ghita, A., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Monras, M., Gual, A., Gacto-Sanchez, M., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2021). Determinants of Cue-Elicited Alcohol Craving and Perceived Realism in Virtual Reality Environments among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(11), [2241]. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112241

Ghita, A., Hernández-Serrano, O., Fernandez-Ruiz, J., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Teixidor, L., Gual, A., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2021). Cue-Elicited Alcohol Craving and Anxiety as Indicators of the Validity of ALCO-VR Software: A Virtual Reality Study. In Assessment & Treatment of Addictions: New Tools for Old Problems (reprint ed.)

Ghiţă, A., Hernández-Serrano, O., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Moreno, M., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Teixidor, L., Gual, A., Gacto-Sanchez, M., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2021). Attentional Bias, Alcohol Craving, and Anxiety Implications of the Virtual Reality Cue-Exposure Therapy in Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: A Case Report. Frontiers in psychology, 12, [543586]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.543586

Hernández-Serrano, O. , Ghita, A., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2020). Alcohol craving. In Scholarly Community Encyclopedia

Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., Yilmaz, L., Olszewska, A. , Ghita, A., Serrano‐Troncoso, E., Treasure, J., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2020). Body‐related attentional bias as mediator of the relationship between body mass index and body dissatisfaction. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(4), 454-464. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2730

Hernández-Serrano, O. , Ghita, A., Figueras-Puigderrajols, N., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Teixidor, L., Gual, A., Ugas-Ballester, L., Fernández, M., Montserrat, R., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2020). Predictors of Changes in Alcohol Craving Levels during a Virtual Reality Cue Exposure Treatment among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(9), [3018]. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9093018

Ghita, A., Hernández-Serrano, O., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Teixidor, L., Gual, A., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2019). Craving and Anxiety Responses as Indicators of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality-Cue Exposure Therapy in Patients Diagnosed with Alcohol use Disorder. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 17, 77-82.

Ghita, A., Porras García, B., Moreno, M., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Teixido, L., Obach I Vidal, A., Gual, A., Aznar Casanova, J. A., Ferrer García, M., Bertomeu Panisello, P., & Gutiérrez Maldonado, J. (2019). Attentional bias assessment in patients with alcohol use disorder: An eye-tracking study. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 17, 83-87.

Ghita, A., Teixidor, L., Monras, M., Ortega, L., Mondon, S., Gual, A., Paredes, S., Villares-Urgell, L., Porras-García, B., Ferrer-García, M., & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J. (2019). Identifying Triggers of Alcohol Craving to Develop Effective Virtual Environments for Cue Exposure Therapy. Frontiers in psychology, 10, [74]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00074

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