Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking method functions as a form of cognitive therapy
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SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 81/100
Evidence indicates that Allen Carr's Easyway method relies on psychological reframing and cognitive restructuring to help individuals quit smoking, functioning similarly to cognitive-behavioral approaches.
Evidence for · 3
Comparison of Allen Carr's Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: a randomized controlled trial.
2020 · cited by 9
Paper [4] describes Allen Carr's Easyway as a structured program centered on convincing smokers that smoking provides no benefits, which aligns with cognitive restructuring principles.
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Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking - A randomised clinical trial.
2019 · cited by 9
Paper [5] evaluates the Easyway method as a structured psychological group seminar achieving significant smoking cessation outcomes.
The effectiveness of the Allen Carr smoking cessation training in companies tested in a quasi-experimental design.
2014 · cited by 8
Paper [8] examines the Allen Carr training as a structured group intervention designed to modify cognitive appraisals regarding smoking.