Specifying cigarette smoking and quitting among people with serious mental illness.
People with serious mental illnesses (SMI) have a high prevalence of cigarette smoking. Details of their smoking and quitting behaviors are needed to create effective interventions. This study aims to describe the smoking and quitting histories, current behaviors, and motivations of an outpatient sample of smokers with SMI. A structured interview and Breathalyzer assessment were administered to 120 smokers from four diverse mental health settings. Participants' smoking and quitting self-report data are presented in combination with demographic and clinical variables; the results provide implications for smoking cessation, amelioration, and prevention interventions and for future research.
Lucksted
Alicia
A
Center for Mental Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. alucksted@psych.umaryland.edu
McGuire
Colleen
C
Postrado
Leticia
L
Kreyenbuhl
Julie
J
Dixon
Lisa B
LB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention
D002245:Carbon Dioxide