Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7261268 | Addictive Behaviors | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The cross-sectional associations between lifetime emotional disorder status (anxiety/depressive disorders) among smokers in relation to historical quit processes were examined. Adult treatment-seeking daily cigarette smokers (n = 472) received structured psychiatric interviews and completed a survey that included in-depth questions on cessation history. Having a lifetime emotional disorder was significantly associated with a greater number of prior quit attempts and cessation strategies used, including increased use of both non-pharmacological and pharmacological quit methods. These smokers may still require complimentary specialty care to address their specific affective vulnerabilities given that their use of commonly-applied strategies did not result in lifetime abstinence.
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Authors
Michael J. Zvolensky, Samantha G. Farris, Adam M. Leventhal, Joseph W. Ditre, Norman B. Schmidt,