CONCLUSION: COMB-EXT improves outcomes for smokers with schizophrenia. HV appeared to provide additional benefit for smoking cessation in this treatment-resistant population.
IMPLICATIONS: The clear benefit found here of rapidly initiated, combination, extended treatment over TAU suggests that aggressive and extended treatment should be considered in clinical practice for smokers with schizophrenia. Furthermore, HV to address SHS exposure showed initial promise for assisting smokers with schizophrenia in maintaining abstinence, indicating that this intervention may be worthy of future research.
Video of NLP therapist Paul McKenna breaking a chocolate addict’s cravings using the associated disgust technique. Would also work for smoking cessation. Merely visualise the smell and taste of the thing that you’re most disgusted by and visualise it mixed in with the smell and taste of smoking. Close your eyes and visualise vividly. Craving gone! Repeat until the addiction is broken.
Too bad none of these research subjects ever appear on the forum.
Sounds like a good idea but wouldn’t work on those of us who can’t visualise smell and taste.
I’m an NLP fan but as you say it’s dependent on the person having a good imagination.
http://skepdic.com/neurolin.html
I was once harassed by email for several weeks by a NLP practitioner when I pointed out he was talking bunkum.