title: Mood management intervention for college smokers with elevated depressive symptoms: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This pilot study examined smoking reduction and cessation among college smokers with elevated depressive symptomatology participating in a group-based behavioral counseling, mood management, and motivational enhancement combined intervention (CBT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-eight smokers (smoked 6 days in the past 30) were randomized to 6 sessions of CBT (n = 29) or a nutrition-focused attention-matched control group (CG; n = 29).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relative to CG participants, significantly more CBT participants reduced smoking intensity by 50% (χ(2)[1, N = 58] = 4.86, p = .028) at end of treatment. Although CBT participants maintained smoking reductions at 3- and 6-month follow-up, group differences were no longer significant. No group differences in cessation emerged. Finally, participants in both groups evidenced increased motivation to reduce smoking at end of treatment (F[1, 44] = 11.717, p = .001, η(p)(2) = .207).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings demonstrate the utility of this intervention for smoking reduction and maintenance of reductions over time among a population of college students with elevated depressive symptomatology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812-1584, USA. schleicher.holly@gmail.com
authors.forename: Holly E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Schleicher
authors.forename: Kari Jo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Duncan G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Solomon W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Harrar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult