Development of Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation

Inclusion Criteria:

- smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day for longer than one year with no other ongoing
tobacco product use

- willing to use the transdermal nicotine patch

- report at least a 5 on a 0 to 10 scale rating the importance of quitting smoking.

Exclusion Criteria:

- are currently experiencing psychotic symptoms, affective disorder (major depression,
dysthymia, or mania) or substance use disorder (other than nicotine dependence)

- taking prescribed psychotropic medication or receiving other forms of psychotherapy

- concomitantly using other pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation

- have any contraindications for use of the transdermal nicotine patch.