An experimental test of the effect of acute anxious arousal and anxiety sensitivity on negative reinforcement smoking

Discussion: The present results suggest for smokers with higher levels of anxiety sensitivity, the acute experience of anxious arousal is related to decreased subjective smoking urges. These data invite future research to explore the reasons for dampened smoking urges, including cardiorespiratory symptom severity.
Source: Journal of Psychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Original Papers Source Type: research