A novel intervention increases task persistence in smokers with schizophrenia: A proof of concept study

TY - JOUR

T1 - A novel intervention increases task persistence in smokers with schizophrenia

T2 - A proof of concept study

AU - Steinberg, Marc L.

AU - Billingsley, Benjamin

AU - Rosen, Rachel L.

AU - Epstein, Elizabeth E.

AU - Lu, Shou En

AU - Williams, Jill M.

N1 - Funding Information: A strength of this study includes the fact that the intervention was theory-based. Task persistence is reduced in smokers with schizophrenia and it is therefore reasonable to hypothesize that a cognitive behavioral approach to increasing task persistence in this population could be associated with improved cessation rates. Our study methods also followed an accepted stage model of therapy development (Rounsaville et al., 2001). Future research will examine questions appropriate for later stages of therapy development (Carroll and Nuro, 2006; Rounsaville et al., 2001) such as initial efficacy for cigarette abstinence and task persistence as a mediator of the intervention. The current proof-of-concept study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA041163), suggests that issues related to task persistence should continue to be explored in smokers with schizophrenia.

PY - 2020/1

Y1 - 2020/1

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U2 - 10.1016/j.schres.2019.09.011

DO - 10.1016/j.schres.2019.09.011

M3 - Letter

C2 - 31615742

AN - SCOPUS:85079449905

SN - 0920-9964

VL - 215

SP - 453

EP - 454

JO - Schizophrenia Research

JF - Schizophrenia Research

ER -