Differences in smoking expectancies in smokers with and without a history of major depression.

ABSTRACT: Adults with depression evidence higher rates of smoking and lower quit rates than adults without depression. Little is known about the relationship between depression and smoking beliefs which are associated with both smoking and smoking cessation behavior. The primary aim of this study was to examine whether adult smokers with and without a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) differ in their endorsement of smoking expectancies. The secondary aim of the study was to examine whether there were interactions of depression and gender on the endorsement of expectancies. Adult cigarette smokers participating in a clinical trial of Selegiline hydrochloride for smoking cessation were classified as having a history of depression (MDD+, n=26) or no history of depression (MDD-, n=75). History

SUBMITTER: Weinberger AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3052745 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature