title: High-impact therapy for smoking cessation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06102, USA. edornel@harthosp.org
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dornelas
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Magnavita
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome