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Does Reducing Withdrawal Severity Mediate Nicotine Patch Efficacy? A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Ferguson, Stuart G.; Shiffman, Saul; Gwaltney, Chad J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) repeatedly has been shown to improve smoking treatment outcome. The major mechanism posited for this improvement in outcome is that NRT reduces nicotine craving and withdrawal. The authors tested this hypothesized mechanism of action using real-time data on craving and withdrawal, collected by ecological…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Smoking, Compliance (Psychology), Mediation Theory