| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 11 Other health problems |
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| Other health problems: Depression and Psychiatric Problems |
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| There is a strong positive correlation between smoking and depression, and a study |
| from the Harvard School of Public Health found that in a population of nurses, those |
| smoking 1 to 25 cigarettes per day had twice the risk of committing suicide. Thegroup |
| smoking 25 or more cigarettes had four times the risk of suicide when compared to |
| the nonsmokers. |
| JAMA, September 1990, p. 1541 |
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| In a study of 6863 adolescents ages 12 to 18 in the United States, smoking status |
| was a significant predictor for developing symptoms of depression. Overall, 18.8% of |
| "current established smokers" developed depressive symptoms, compared to 9.8% |
| of nonsmokers. The odds ratio for depression was 1.86 for male and 2.05 for female |
| smokers (1.00 for never smokers). |
| Annals of Behavioral Medicine 19(1):42-50, 1997 |
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| In a study from Australia, subjects reporting high levels of depression and anxiety were |
| twice as likely to be smokers. |
| Archives of General Psychiatry 55:161, 1998 |
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| Among patients seeking smoking cessation treatment, as many as 25 to 40% have a |
| past history of major depression. This is triple the rate for nonsmoking adults. |
| American Journal of Psychiatry, October 1996 supplement, p. 21 |
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