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In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors
Prochaska JO, DiClemente CC, Norcross JC. In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. American Psychologist. 1992;47(9):1102-1114.

This article applies the authors' theory that people progress through stages as they change their behavior — pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance — to the study of those with addictive behavior.

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