Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation

A scientifically informed intervention to help smokers quit for life, based in cognitive-behavioural therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation: A Scientifically Informed Intervention presents a comprehensive programme developed by noted experts to help smokers achieve their goal of life-long abstinence from smoking. This brief, cost-effective intervention, called The Winning Edge, incorporates state-of-the-science advances and best clinical practices in the treatment of tobacco addiction and offers participants a unique blend of strategies based on cognitive-behavioural, mindfulness, and hypnotic approaches to achieve smoking cessation. This valuable treatment guide, developed and refined over the past 30 years, provides all of the information necessary for health care providers to implement the programme on a group or individual basis.

This important resource:

• Provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to conducting the programme, with scripts for providers and handouts for participants
• Explains the scientific basis for the many strategies of cognitive, behavioural, and affective change in The Winning Edge programme
• Contains information for treatment providers on frequently asked questions, adapting and tailoring the programme to the needs of participants, and overcoming challenges, ambivalence, and resistance to stop smoking

Written for a wide audience of mental health professionals, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation: A Scientifically Informed Intervention offers a comprehensive, science-based approach to help participants achieve their goal of a smoke-free life.