Pilot study of inducing smoking cessation attempts by activating a sense of looming vulnerability

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 599-606

  McDonald, David ^a   O'Brien, Jennifer ^a   Farr, Emily ^a   Haaga, David A F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Contemplation; Looming vulnerability; Quit attempt; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649340243     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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