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Smoking cessation: The psychological costs
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Smoking cessation: The psychological costs

Michael J. Pertschuk, Ovide F. Pomerleau, David Adkins and Celia Hirsh
Addictive behaviors, v 4(4), pp 345-348
1979
PMID: 525502

Abstract

To assess the psychological effects of smoking cessation, 21 subjects in a smoking treatment program were evaluated at the beginning of therapy and 4 months later. No differences were observed in reported affect, use of mental health facilities, psychotropic medications, or alcohol. A statistically but not clinically significant weight increase was observed. It is concluded that within some contexts smoking cessation need not be as stressful as popularly depicted.

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