Distress tolerance treatment for early-lapse smokers: Rationale, program description, and preliminary findings

Behavior Modification

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-332

  Brown, Richard A ^a   Palm, Kathleen M ^a   Strong, David R ^a   Lejuez, Carl W ^b   Kahler, Christopher W ^c   Zvolensky, Michael J ^d   Hayes, Steven C ^e   Wilson, Kelly G ^f   Gifford, Elizabeth V ^g  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Distress tolerance; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41549109394     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507309024     Document Type: Article

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