Acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and cravings in abstinent smokers

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 989-993

  Cropley, Mark ^a   Ussher, Michael ^b   Charitou, Elli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body scan; Mindfulness; Smoking cessation; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTLESSNESS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249031490     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01832.x     Document Type: Article

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