High-impact therapy for smoking cessation

✍ Scribed by Ellen A. Dornelas; Jeffrey J. Magnavita

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 68 KB
• Volume: 57
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/jclp.1099

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disability—and thus an issue of considerable importance to psychotherapists. The majority of smoking‐cessation programs available to the public uses an effective group format, but it remains underused. Many smokers who seek treatment request individual counseling; however, empirically based individual treatments are still in the early stages of development. High‐impact therapy is a form of short‐term dynamic psychotherapy adapted by the authors for the treatment of the hard‐core smoker. It recognizes that the relationship among smoking, life stressors, personality factors, and psychological disorders is complex, and it intervenes using motivational and defense‐challenging techniques. One of the main and distinctive features of this model is the emphasis on emotional arousal to facilitate the mastery of emotional conflict, making this a high‐impact form of psychotherapy. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 57: 1311–1322, 2001.