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A smoking satiation procedure with reduced medical risk
Author(s) -
Tori Christopher D.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<574::aid-jclp2270340270>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - hypnosis , abstinence , psychology , conditioning , smoking cessation , craving , clinical psychology , addiction , psychiatry , medicine , alternative medicine , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Abstract Tested the efficacy of a smoking satiation procedure with reduced medical risk. As predicted, experimental taste satiation (holding smoke in the mouth with occasional inhalations) suppressed habitual smoking as effectively as rapid smoking satiation. In view of the extensive relapse problems that follow the singular application of aversive conditioning procedures, follow‐up hypnosis and counseling treatments were applied in order to assist S s in maintaining smoking cessation. At the time of the 6‐month follow‐up contact, confirmed abstinence reports for 66% of all S s who received treatment were obtained.