title: A two-year follow-up on the effects of a smoking ban in an inpatient psychiatric service.
abstract: The effects of prohibiting cigarette smoking on the behavior of patients on a 25-bed psychiatric inpatient unit were assessed immediately after implementation of a smoking ban and two years later. No major behavioral disruptions were observed after the ban. The number of calls for security assistance, physical assaults, instances of leather restraints and of seclusions, and discharges against medical advice did not increase significantly immediately after the restriction on smoking or two years later. Significantly more verbal assaults and prescribing of p.r.n. medications for anxiety occurred immediately after the ban but not two years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Eells
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Head
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ryabik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mount
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012308:Risk Management; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012919:Social Behavior; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D009538:Nicotine