title: Relationship between tobacco cessation and mental health outcomes in a tobacco cessation trial.
abstract: Persons with mental health diagnoses use tobacco at alarming rates, yet misperceptions remain about the effect of quitting on mental health outcomes. This article examines the relationship between tobacco cessation and changes in severity of mental illness. Participants were N = 577 veterans with a history of mental health treatment enrolled in a tobacco cessation study. The effects of abstinence and time on Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-24 summary scores and subscales were examined. Abstinence at both 2 and 6 months post-baseline was related ( p < .0001) to lower Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-24 summary scores and improvement on three Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-24 subscales. Providers should recommend and provide tobacco treatment to all mental health patients to improve their physical and mental health functioning.
authors.affiliation: 1 VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, USA.|2 New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.affiliation: 1 VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, USA.|2 New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: 3 Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, USA.|4 University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smelson
authors.affiliation: 5 Minneapolis VA Health Care System, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: 2 New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Binhuan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, USA.|2 New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: health behavior; mental illness; nicotine dependence; smoking cessation; substance abuse