Multiple risk-behavior profiles of smokers with serious mental illness and motivation for change.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are dying on average 25 years prematurely. The leading causes are chronic preventable diseases. In the context of a tobacco-treatment trial, this exploratory study examined the behavioral risk profiles of adults with SMI to identify broader interventional needs.

Method

Recruited from five acute inpatient psychiatry units, participants were 693 adult smokers (recruitment rate = 76%, 50% male, 45% Caucasian, age M = 39, 49% had income < $10,000) diagnosed with mood disorders (71%), substance-use disorders (63%), posttraumatic stress disorder (39%), psychotic disorders (25%), and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (25%). The Staging Health Risk Assessment, the primary measure used in this study, screened for risk sta

SUBMITTER: Prochaska JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4425305 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature