Randomized controlled trial of mailed Nicotine Replacement Therapy to...
AbstractBackgroundConsiderable public health efforts are ongoing Canada-wide to reduce the prevalence of smoking in the general population. From 1985 to 2005, smoking rates among adults decreased from...
View ArticleGender Differences in Self-Conscious Emotions and Motivation to Quit Gambling
AbstractConsiderable gender differences have been previously noted in the prevalence, etiology, and clinical features of problem gambling. While differences in affective states between men and women in...
View ArticleImpact of large-scale distribution and subsequent use of free nicotine...
AbstractBackgroundLarge-scale distribution efforts of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) have been documented to be cost-effective interventions for increasing smoking quit rates. However, despite...
View ArticleLong-term effectiveness of mailed nicotine replacement therapy: study...
AbstractBackgroundOur group recently completed a randomized controlled trial, evaluating the efficacy of providing 5 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; in the form of the nicotine patch)...
View ArticleRandomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Versus Extended Internet Intervention...
AbstractPurposeBrief Internet interventions have been shown to reduce alcohol consumption. This trial intended to compare the effects of one such brief intervention to an extended Internet intervention...
View ArticleUsing Mechanical Turk to recruit participants for internet intervention...
AbstractBackgroundMechanical Turk (MTurk) is an online portal operated by Amazon where ‘requesters’ (individuals or businesses) can submit jobs for ‘workers.’ MTurk is used extensively by academics as...
View ArticleWhat does it mean when people say that they have received expressions of...
AbstractBackgroundThe Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a commonly used scale to measure severity of alcohol consumption that contains an item asking if anyone has expressed concern...
View ArticleTo send or not to send: weighing the costs and benefits of mailing an advance...
AbstractObjectiveA letter was mailed to half the participants (Letter = 137; No Letter = 138) of a 5-year follow-up survey regarding smoking cessation before attempting contact for a telephone...
View ArticleSelf-Directed Gambling Changes: Trajectory of Problem Gambling Severity in...
AbstractMost problem gamblers do not seek formal treatment, recovering on their own through cognitive re-appraisal or self-help strategies. Although barriers to treatment have been extensively studied,...
View ArticleBetting on Life: Associations Between Significant Life Events and Gambling...
AbstractConsiderable evidence has suggested that problem gambling may be transitory and episodic, with gamblers routinely moving in and out of clinical thresholds. Findings in qualitative and...
View ArticleCorrection to: Self-Directed Gambling Changes: Trajectory of Problem Gambling...
The original version of this article unfortunately contained errors in the Methods section. The citations blinded during the review process were inadvertently omitted during the production process and...
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