Personality disorders and premature dropout from psychological treatment for smoking cessation.
The relation between personality disorders and premature dropout (attending half of the sessions or fewer) from a psychological treatment for giving up smoking was examined in a sample of 202 smokers. Percent of premature dropout was significantly higher for smokers with personality disorder in general, specifically for smokers with dependent personality disorder and with Cluster C personality disorder, than in smokers without such psychopathology.
Fernández Del Río
Elena
E
Smoking Cessation Unit, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. elena.fernandez3@rai.usc.es
López
Ana
A
Becoña
Elisardo
E
D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*