1. Intervenciones psicológicas y farmacológicas para dejar de fumar en fumadores con un trastorno depresivo.
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VÁZQUEZ, FERNANDO L.
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SMOKING cessation , *DEPRESSED persons , *CLINICAL trials , *THERAPEUTICS , *NICOTINE addiction , *MENTAL depression , *ANTIDEPRESSANTS - Abstract
This paper reviews the results of randomized clinical trials of psychological and/or pharmacological treatments for smokers. Special attention has been devoted to subjects with or without a history of depressive disorder. A 6 to 12 months biochemically validated abstinence was used as main criterion for success. Relevant earlier reviews, meta-analyses, original articles in PsycInfo and MEDLINE databases, along with papers from Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group were checked. Current data suggest that cognitive behavioural therapies involving mood-handling components, antidepressants bupropion and nortriptiline, and nicotine-substitution therapy can help these smokers give up smoking. Choosing the most appropriate treatment will depend on the clinical profile and needs of the individual patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005