EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION THERAPY - A NEW AND EFFICACIOUS TREATMENT FOR SMOKING

We describe emotional self-regulation therapy, a recently-developed su ggestion technique for the treatment of smoking, and present data atte sting to its efficacy. Of the 38 individuals who completed treatment, 82% (47% of the initial sample) stopped smoking altogether and 13% (8% of the initial sample) reduced their smoking. A follow-up at 6 months showed that 66% (38% of the initial sample) of those who had complete d the treatment remained abstinent and reported minimal withdrawal sym ptoms or weight gain. In a no-treatment comparison group, only 8% redu ced their smoking or became abstinent.