Effects of smoking cessation treatment attendance on abstinence: The moderating role of psychologically based behavioral health conditions

Available smoking cessation treatments have shown only modest quit success. Presence of a psychologically based behavioral health condition (PBHC), such as depression, anxiety, or addiction, can impact smoking cessation treatment engagement and quit success; however, the differential effect of treatment engagement on smoking cessation outcomes across smokers with and without a PBHC is unknown. The current study examined the moderating effect presence (versus absence) of a PBHC on the relation between treatment attendance and early smoking abstinence following a 4-session smoking cessation treatment.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - October 28, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Lorra Garey, Andrew H. Rogers, Kara Manning, Tanya Smit, Jaye L. Derrick, Andres G. Viana, Norman B. Schmidt, Michael J. Zvolensky Source Type: research