Smoking cessation with weight gain prevention : a group program : facilitator guide / Bonnie Spring.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spring, Bonnie J., author.

Series:

Treatments that work.

TreatmentsThatWork

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smoking cessation.

Cigarette smokers--Rehabilitation.

Cigarette smokers.

Nicotine addiction--Treatment.

Nicotine addiction.

Obesity--Prevention.

Obesity.

Group psychotherapy.

Cognitive therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2009]

Summary:

Cigarette smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of death, disease, and disability in the United States. It is the number one cancer killer of women, surpassing breast cancer. More than 70% of smokers have expressed a desire to quit, but are unable to do so alone. Independent cessation is extremely difficult, with a long-term success rate of 3-9%. Couple this difficulty with the fact that many female (and some male) smokers do not even try to quit because they are afraid of the resulting weight gain, and it seems a near impossibility for smokers to quit alone. Any amount of counseli

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1 Welcome; Chapter 2 Getting Started; Chapter 3 Session 1; Chapter 4 Session 2; Chapter 5 Session 3; Chapter 6 Session 4; Chapter 7 Session 5; Chapter 8 Session 6; Chapter 9 Session 7; Chapter 10 Session 8; Chapter 11 Session 9; Chapter 12 Session 10; Chapter 13 Session 11; Chapter 14 Session 12; Chapter 15 Session 13; Chapter 16 Session 14; Chapter 17 Session 15; Chapter 18 Session 16; Appendix of Forms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-029538-4

0-19-023053-3

0-19-971828-8