caa a22 4500 386353018 CHVBK 20180307111840.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198911 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0033291700005705 doi S0033291700005705 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0033291700005705 Severity of withdrawal symptoms as a predictor of outcome of an attempt to quit smoking [Elektronische Daten] In 227 smokers' clinic clients who managed at least one week of abstinence, ratings of withdrawal symptoms were used to predict subsequent return to smoking. Depression, time spent with urges to smoke, and difficulty not smoking during the first week of abstinence were significantly associated with lapse back to smoking during the second week. Depression and difficulty not smoking during the second week significantly predicted smoking status during the third week. No withdrawal symptoms during the third week were associated with a return to smoking during the fourth week. The predictive power of withdrawal symptoms was over and above that of smoke intake and dependence. The findings provide some support for the view that reduction of withdrawal symptoms may be a worthwhile target in programmes for helping smokers to quit. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 West R. J. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London Hajek P. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London Belcher M. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 19/4(1989-11), 981-985 0033-2917 19:4<981 1989 19 PSM https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700005705 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700005705 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- West R. J. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hajek P. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Belcher M. Psychology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and Addiction Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 19/4(1989-11), 981-985 0033-2917 19:4<981 1989 19 PSM CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge