Smoking and quitting behaviours by mental health conditions in Great Britain (1993-2014).

ABSTRACT: Smoking is a major contributor to the disparity in life expectancy between those with and without a mental health condition. Previous work has found associations between individual conditions such as depression and current smoking, cigarette consumption and dependence, but did not compare a range of specific mental disorders. Using data from the nationally-representative Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, we characterised trends in smoking prevalence in the general population in Great Britain and among those with and without mental health conditions for the period 1993-2014. We tested associations across different common mental health conditions (including depression, phobia, generalised anxiety and mixed anxiety and depression), in addition to personality conditions, and heaviness of smo

SUBMITTER: Richardson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334164 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature