A token-economy procedure was effective in significantly reducing the number of cigarettes smoked by a group of 30 psychiatric outpatients attending a day-treatment center at a state hospital. Treatment gains of the group obtained after a 4-wk. intervention were maintained during a 1-yr. follow-up period.
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