Are Smoking Cessation Treatments Associated with Suicidality Risk? An Overview.

ABSTRACT: Risk of suicidality during smoking cessation treatment is an important, but often overlooked, aspect of nicotine addiction research and treatment. We explore the relationship between smoking cessation interventions and suicidality and explore common treatments, their associated risks, and effectiveness in promoting smoking reduction and abstinence. Although active smokers have been reported to have twofold to threefold increased risk of suicidality when compared to nonsmokers,1-4 research regarding the safest way to stop smoking does not always provide clear guidelines for practitioners wishing to advise their patients regarding smoking cessation strategies. In this article, we review pharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) options that are available for people seeking to qu

SUBMITTER: Penberthy JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4830638 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature