The relationship between smoking cessation and binge drinking, depression, and anxiety symptoms among smokers with serious mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Concerns about the adverse effects of smoking cessation on alcohol use and mental health are a barrier to cessation for smokers with serious mental illness (SMI). The purpose of this study is to examine how incident smoking cessation affects binge drinking and symptoms of depression and anxiety among smokers with SMI.

Methods

The present study is a secondary analysis of the OPTIN trial, which demonstrated the effectiveness of proactive outreach for smoking cessation among Minnesota Health Care Programs enrollees. Participants with ICD-9 codes indicating schizophrenia spectrum disorders, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, or severe/recurrent major depressive disorder were categorized as having SMI (n = 939); remaining smokers were categorized as non-SMI (n =

SUBMITTER: Hammett PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6363348 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature