
S3E20 - A smartphone app for reducing alcohol use with Joshua Garfield
Published: November 21, 2025
Duration: 15:55
In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Joshua Garfield, a research fellow at Monash University and Turning Point, Australia. The interview covers Joshua’s research article on the efficacy of a personalised alcohol ‘approach bias modification’ smartphone app in people accessing outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders.
What is ‘approach bias modification’ [01:51]The smartphone app and how it works [04:30]The recruitment process of the randomised controlled trial [07:20]The key findings of the study [09:20]How did the participants of the study feel about using the app? [10:37]The implications of the study for practice [12:33]The next steps for this a...