Motivational Interviewing Compared to Psychoeducation for Smoking Precontemplators With SMI

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing Compared to Psychoeducation for Smoking Precontemplators With Severe Mental Illness

The investigators primary hypothesis was that recipients of the Motivational Interviewing intervention would be significantly more likely than those assigned to the Psychoeducation intervention to demonstrate increased readiness to quit smoking at the end of the intervention and to seek smoking cessation treatment in the one month period following the intervention. We also predicted that the Psychoeducation intervention would result in greater improvements in smoking knowledge.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-65 years of age
• Had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or chronic major depressive disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria
• Smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day
• At baseline, reported not being ready to quit smoking within the next 30 days (i.e., in precontemplation or contemplation stages).

Exclusion Criteria:

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