[Behavioral and cognitive therapy for social phobia in a smoker].

INTRODUCTION

Social phobias are associated with nicotine addiction, and treatment for them can enable the patient to stop smoking.

CASE: A patient seeking treatment to stop smoking was found to have a social phobia, which was treated with behavioral and cognitive therapy. At the end of this treatment, the patient spontaneously and without aids stopped smoking.

DISCUSSION: Social phobias may be a factor in the onset of smoking and in the difficulties and relapses associated with cessation. They must be treated.