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Life Stress and Relapse in Smoking Cessation

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 45))

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Smoking cessation research and treatment has received a considerable amount of interest over the past decade in both Europe and North America (1,2,3). Behavioral, pharamacological, cognitive and hypnotic methods of treatment have been employed in a wide range of treatment settings. While upwards of 90 per cent of individuals who complete a stop smoking program are successful at the conclusion of treatment, often as few as 20 per cent of these patients remain nonsmokers by 6 months posttreatment. Clearly, the prevention of relapse should be a major goal in a treatment program.

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Camic, P.M., deWIT, H. (1985). Life Stress and Relapse in Smoking Cessation. In: Beamish, R.E., Singal, P.K., Dhalla, N.S. (eds) Stress and Heart Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 45. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2587-1_7

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