title: Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation: Treatment Development, Feasibility and Preliminary Results.
abstract: Low positive and high negative affect predict low rates of smoking abstinence among smokers making a quit attempt. Positive Psychotherapy can both increase positive affect and decrease negative affect and therefore may be a useful adjunct to behavioral smoking counseling. The purpose of the present study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation (PPT-S) intervention that integrates standard smoking cessation counseling with nicotine patch and a package of positive psychology interventions. We delivered PPT-S to 19 smokers who were low in positive affect at baseline. Rates of session attendance and satisfaction with treatment were high, and most participants reported using and benefiting from the positive psychology interventions. Almost one-third of participants (31.6%) sustained smoking abstinence for 6 months after their quit date. Future studies to assess the relative efficacy of PPT-S compared to standard smoking cessation treatment are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI, 02912.
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI, 02912.
authors.forename: Nichea S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Spillane
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI, 02912.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Day
authors.affiliation: Miami University, Department of Psychology, Oxford, OH 45056.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clerkin
authors.affiliation: Hiram College, Department of Psychology, Hiram, OH 44234.
authors.forename: Acacia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.affiliation: Departments of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.affiliation: Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brown
keywords: behavioral treatment; depressive symptoms; positive affect; positive psychotherapy; smoking; smoking cessation