Richard A Brown

..13%), percent days abstinent (90.5% vs. 68.3%), and drinks per day (0.46 vs. 5.71). Theoretical and clinical implications of using CBT-D in alcohol treatment are discussed...

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..An a priori test of treatment effects in smokers with these depression vulnerability factors is warranted in future clinical trials...

..Results suggest that smokers with heightened levels of AS may smoke more often to manage negative moods and may be less able to tolerate early withdrawal symptoms, specifically during early stages of a quit attempt...

..How one reacts to the discomfort of nicotine withdrawal and quitting smoking (i.e., distress tolerance) may be a more promising avenue of investigation with important treatment implications...

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..3 and 2.6, respectively). Results suggest that CBT-D provides specific benefits for some, but not all, smokers with a history of MDD...

..Theoretical and clinical implications of distress tolerance in smoking cessation are discussed and the development of a specialized and novel behavioral distress tolerance treatment for early smoking lapsers is proposed...

..The current study represents a replication of this pilot study using a larger sample size and a longer follow-up assessment period...

..Preliminary data from a pilot study (N = 16) are presented, and clinical implications are discussed...

..This finding is consistent with previous studies that have shown that smoking cessation does not have a detrimental effect on substance abuse treatment outcomes among youth...

..Findings have implications for initial post-treatment change as it relates to subsequent smoking and cessation outcomes among adolescent smokers at especially high risk for smoking persistence...

..Combined treatment is superior to an assessment-only condition in depression remission rates at the end-of-treatment, but this difference does not persist...

..As a result, peer and family influences strongly impact the initiation and maintenance of adolescent smoking and should be considered when designing smoking cessation interventions for adolescents with psychiatric disorders...

..Studies of treatment-related changes in precessation affect or urges to smoke are needed to evaluate the proposed mechanisms of these treatments...

..Integrating brief alcohol intervention into smoking cessation treatment appears feasible, but further development is needed to yield lasting effects on smoking...

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..0018. Interventions targeting anhedonia and low positive affect may be useful for smokers trying to quit...

..Results suggest that DSM-IV and mFTQ measures of nicotine dependence provide complementary information when assessing nicotine dependence levels among adolescents with psychiatric disorders...

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..Approximately 15% of current US smokers have a history of recurrent MDD. Little is known about the risk factors that contribute to persistent smoking and differentiate these at-risk smokers, US...

..Unexpected was that CBT-D was associated with greater negative mood and depressive symptoms and increased MDE risk. Results suggest complex bidirectional associations between affect and smoking outcomes...

..The results of this study point to potentially important clinical implications such as tailoring prevention and intervention efforts according to type of externalizing symptomatology and gender...

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..g., fighting, drug use, and high risk sexual activity) were associated with decreased likelihood of cessation. Findings from this study may inform efforts to develop more effective smoking prevention and treatment programs for youth...

..Results suggest that commitment is a highly relevant construct for smoking cessation, which can be reliably assessed with the Commitment to Quitting Smoking Scale and which may be an excellent target for smoking cessation treatments...

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..Although little is known about the patterns of help utilization and efficacy for alcohol problems, preliminary evidence suggests that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a widely available resource for this population...

..In addition, striking differences were found between drinkers who smoke and those who do not smoke, suggesting that this subgroup may also represent an at-risk group of drinkers...

..Parallels between current results and the Theory of Planned Behavior are discussed in consideration of developing more effective MI-based interventions for adolescent smokers...

..Effects of MET were hypothesized to be greater with CST and for less motivated patients...

..Results suggest that among smokers with an MDD history there is substantial heterogeneity in patterns of depressive symptoms during quitting and that patterns involving increased symptoms are associated with low abstinence rates...

..Results suggest hostility may play an important role in smoking motivation and cessation outcomes among smokers with past major depression...

..Results of this study point toward the promising effect of exercise for acute symptom reduction in patients with OCD...

..S. Radloff, 1977). The findings suggest that alcoholic smokers with low depressive symptoms are more receptive to quitting smoking after sustained alcohol abstinence...

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..Results indicate that among patients undergoing alcohol detoxification, ME-12 may be beneficial only for those who have little experience with 12-step groups...

..Results of this study suggest that a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of this 12-week aerobic exercise intervention is warranted...

..These analyses provide us with some preliminary understanding of the severity of particular symptoms and the order in which symptoms are likely to be expressed across levels of nicotine dependence...

..Although these results are preliminary in nature, they do suggest that future research might examine efforts to capitalize on these mechanisms through the facilitation of changes found to predict better drinking outcomes in this study...

..More precise assessment of nicotine dependence would improve the predictive value of these measures and ultimately help inform nicotine dependence treatments...

..The purpose of this study is to examine the accuracy with which the depressive episodes of alcoholics undergoing treatment are classified as substance-induced depression (SID) or independent major depressive disorder (MDD)...

..To determine if, by reducing depressive symptoms, combined psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy reduces HIV drug risk behavior compared to an assessment-only condition for active drug injectors over 9 months...

..Overall, depression and alcohol use had stronger associations with smoking-related variables than with smoking cessation motivation variables...

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..The expected inter-relationships among problems, symptoms and consequences, and enhanced sensitivity of combined assessments require confirmation in applied clinical settings...

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..These data suggest that bupropion may be effective for smoking cessation only in a subgroup of smokers with the DRD2 Taq1 A2/A2 genotype...

..This study investigated the effects of combining these elements as treatment adjuncts...

..To assume that smoking craving is qualitatively similar across persons, then, may mask important variations that define the individual experience of craving...

..The present study investigates the effects of a pharmacotherapy (naltrexone) on a laboratory-based, cue-elicited urge to drink among abstinent alcoholics in treatment...

..Together, these preliminary data indicate that exercise-based interventions are may be well-received by those early in recovery from AUDs...

..Developing and tailoring exercise programs that incorporate specific preferences may result in more effective interventions for patients with PD...

..Systematic replications including a prospective design are recommended...

..g. nicotine dependence) and affect (e.g. panic attack history) factors. These results are discussed in relation to better understanding panic-related vulnerability factors in smoking cessation...

..Results underscore the potential importance of assessing and treating psychiatric disorders in smoking prevention and cessation efforts...

..There was no relationship between physical distress tolerance and early treatment dropout. Implications for future studies and treatment development or modification are discussed...

..Immediate relapsers also were less likely to persist on the psychological stressor, suggesting that one's ability to tolerate the initial discomfort of an abstinence attempt may play an important role in gambling treatment outcome...

..These findings are discussed in regard to the role of negative affect vulnerability factors in smoking cessation with specific reference to panic attacks...

..Therefore, simple reaction time may capture aspects of depression not typically assessed in self-report questionnaires. These results are discussed in terms of their theoretical and clinical implications for smoking cessation research...

..Further research disentangling lapse and recovery events from summary abstinence measures is needed to help us develop interventions that take advantage of bupropion at its best and that compensate where it is weak...

..The causal nature of the significant associations and the degree to which modification of these factors increases the probability of future smoking cessation deserve further attention...

..Limitations of the present study and future research directions are noted...

..These results indicate that the BART may be a useful tool in the assessment of risk taking...

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..Current and past psychiatric diagnoses will be assessed, as will changes in depressive symptoms, nicotine withdrawal symptoms and associated mood states. ..

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..Current and past psychiatric diagnoses will be assessed, as will changes in depressive symptoms, nicotine withdrawal symptoms and associated mood states. ..

..If the efficacy of this intervention can be established in this trial and in subsequent clinical trials, drug dependent patients will be provided with a valuable adjunct or alternative to traditional substance abuse treatment. ..

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