Relapse following smoking cessation: A situational analysis.

Deux etudes longitudinales, prospectives, examinent le role du soutien social dans le maintien de la decision de ne plus fumer: soutien d'un partenaire; existence d'un climat social encourageant le sevrage; participation a un reseau social. Part de chacun des facteurs dans le maintien de la decision et l'absence de rechute. Etudes psychometriques

Social support and smoking cessation and maintenance.

The health consequences of smoking: Cancer

Social support and relapse: Commonalities among alcoholics, opiate users, and cigarette smokers☆

Although a large body of research demonstrates that the family has a powerful influence on physical health, the evidence for the effectiveness of family interventions in physical illness is less conclusive. Family therapy and other family interventions appear to be most effective in chronic childhood illnesses such as asthma and diabetes. Family interventions have also been shown to be effective in the management of some cardiovascular and neurologic disorders and for the treatment of obesity. Family therapy appears to be more effective than individual therapy for some groups of patients with anorexia nervosa. This research supports the increasingly important role of medical family therapy in the new health care system. Recommendations for future research are discussed.

Robert W. Gibson

Papers

Cessation of patterned behavior: withdrawal from smoking.