Can Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Help Incarcerated Men Quit Smoking? Efficacy and Predictors of Treatment Outcomes

Exclusion Criteria

• •Age under 18 years at the time of inclusion.
• •Inability to speak and understand French well enough to follow the study procedures and actively participate in group sessions.
• •Sentence length of less than 6 months, or if in pretrial detention, having a scheduled trial date in less than 6 months or no available information about the trial date.
• •Severe cognitive impairment that affects comprehension and participation in the study.
• •Unstable psychiatric conditions (including acute psychotic disorders, severe mood disorders, severe anxiety disorders).
• •Individuals under legal guardianship or conservatorship (e.g., placed under tutelage, curatorship, or temporary guardianship).