The Potential Impact of Widespread Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Experts recommend integrating smoking-cessation treatments within U.S. mental health settings, but the population health benefits of doing so have not been estimated. This study simulates the impact of widespread cessation treatment for patients with depression under best-case treatment and maximum potential cessation scenarios.

Methods

Cessation interventions were simulated for U.S. adult smokers seeing a health professional for depression from 2020 to 2100. Interventions included (1) Any Treatment (behavioral counseling, pharmacological, combination) and (2) Pharmacological Treatment (including counseling), combined with increased mental health service utilization each. These were compared with a maximum potential cessation scenario where all patients with maj

SUBMITTER: Tam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541898 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature