Expressive writing intervention for young adult cigarette smokers

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1555-1570

  Ames, Steven C ^a   Patten, Christi A ^b   Offord, Kenneth P ^b   Pennebaker, James W ^c   Croghan, Ivana T ^b   Tri, Diane M ^b   Stevens, Susanna R ^b   Hurt, Richard D ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Expressive writing; Nicotine dependence; Tobacco; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; WRITING;

EID: 30544453957     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20208     Document Type: Article

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