Extended Nicotine Patch Treatment Among Smokers With and Without Comorbid Psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with psychiatric conditions smoke at higher rates than the general population and may need more intensive treatment to quit. We examined whether or not extended treatment with nicotine patch, combined with behavior counseling, would disproportionally benefit smokers with versus without a lifetime psychiatric condition.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of data from an effectiveness trial of treatment with 12 counseling sessions (48 weeks) and 21-mg nicotine patch (8, 24, or 52 weeks) among 525 adult daily smokers. A structured clinical interview assessed past and current psychiatric disorders (major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, and substance abuse and/or dependence), as described in the Diagnostic

SUBMITTER: Carroll AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7297011 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature