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. 2008 Mar;98(3):446-8.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101147. Epub 2007 Jun 28.

Treating tobacco dependence in clinically depressed smokers: effect of smoking cessation on mental health functioning

Judith J Prochaska  1 , Sharon M Hall, Janice Y Tsoh, Stuart Eisendrath, Joseph S Rossi, Colleen A Redding, Amy B Rosen, Marc Meisner, Gary L Humfleet, Julie A Gorecki
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Treating tobacco dependence in clinically depressed smokers: effect of smoking cessation on mental health functioning

Judith J Prochaska et al. Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

We analyzed data from a randomized trial of 322 actively depressed smokers and examined the effect of smoking cessation on their mental health functioning. Only 1 of 10 measures at 4 follow-up time points was significant: participants who successfully stopped smoking reported less alcohol use than did participants who continued smoking. Depressive symptoms declined significantly over time for participants who stopped smoking and those who continued smoking; there were no group differences. Individuals in treatment for clinical depression can be helped to stop smoking without adversely affecting their mental health functioning.

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FIGURE 1—
Changes over time in Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) scores, by smoking status. Note. BDI-II scores range from 0 to 63 and declined over time from moderate to mild levels for both groups.
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Changes over time in Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) Mental Component scores. Note. Higher values indicate improvements in mental health functioning
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Change over time in percentage of days with emotional problemsa reported for the last 30 days at baseline and since the previous assessment at each follow-up. aBased on treatment Service Review.
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