Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Performance by gender in a stop-smoking program combining hypnosis and aversion

D L Johnson1, R T Karkut

  • 1Adkar Associates, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana.

Psychological Reports
|October 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Susceptibility of Rice to Oebalus pugnax (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Feeding at Different Levels of Grain Maturity and Impacts on Insecticide Termination.

Journal of economic entomology·2019
Same author

Experimental identification of diffusive coupling using 2D NMR.

Physical review letters·2014
Same author

Application of genomic evaluation to dairy cattle in New Zealand.

Journal of dairy science·2014
Same author

CCR2 antagonism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism·2014
Same author

Studies on sarkomycin.

Antibiotics & chemotherapy (Northfield, Ill.)·2014
Same author

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR PHYSIOLOGY.

A listing of research in the cardiovascular field·2014

This study found that combining hypnosis and aversion therapy significantly improved smoking cessation rates for both men and women. The combined approach showed high abstinence rates in a clinical setting, suggesting its effectiveness for widespread use.

Area of Science:

  • Addiction research
  • Behavioral psychology
  • Clinical psychology

Background:

  • Smoking cessation rates are increasing among women, narrowing the gender gap in smoking behavior.
  • Previous interventions have shown reduced success in women, highlighting the need for more effective smoking cessation strategies.
  • Gender disparities in smoking cessation success necessitate tailored or enhanced treatment approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the effectiveness of combining hypnosis and aversion therapy for smoking cessation.
  • To assess the efficacy of this combined intervention across genders.
  • To evaluate the long-term abstinence rates following the intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A field study was conducted with 93 male and 93 female outpatients at a community mental health center (CMHC).

Related Experiment Videos

  • Participants underwent a 2-week program combining hypnosis and aversion treatments for smoking cessation.
  • Abstinence rates were recorded immediately after the program and at a 3-month follow-up.

    • Main Results:

    • Immediately after the 2-week program, 92% of men and 90% of women reported abstinence.
    • At the 3-month follow-up, 86% of men and 87% of women maintained continuous abstinence.
    • The combined hypnosis and aversion technique demonstrated high efficacy for both genders.

    Conclusions:

    • The combined hypnosis and aversion therapy approach shows promising efficacy for smoking cessation in both men and women.
    • While lacking rigorous controls, the study suggests this combined method may be more effective than traditional interventions.
    • Further research with controlled experimental designs is warranted to confirm these findings.