2022
Brief training in regulation of craving reduces cigarette smoking
Lopez RB, Ochsner KN, Kober H. Brief training in regulation of craving reduces cigarette smoking. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2022, 138: 108749. PMID: 35216868, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulation of cravingCognitive behavioral therapySmoking behaviorCognitive regulationLikelihood of relapseCognitive strategiesCue exposureRegulation strategiesTraining conditionsBrief trainingSubsequent smoking behaviorParticipants' smokingTraining procedureSmoking cessationCravingDSM-5Training groupNegative consequencesDaily diariesTraining sessionsCigarette smokingParticipantsDaily lifeAverage cigarettesDiagnostic criteria
2016
Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments
Kober H, Brewer JA, Height KL, Sinha R. Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments. NeuroImage 2016, 151: 4-13. PMID: 27693614, PMCID: PMC5373945, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStress reactivityMindfulness-based treatmentsAmerican Lung Association's FreedomUnderstanding of stressPsychological mechanismsMindfulness trainingNegative affectConjunction analysisMid insulaCBT groupStress provocationSmoking outcomesBrain regionsCessation treatmentEfficacy of MTCurrent studyEntire sampleDrug useSmoking cessationImportant implicationsMagnetic resonance imagingMindfulnessInsula