Smoking and poor mental health appear tightly entangled, as
smoking prevalence, morbidity and mortality are clearly higher in psychiatric
patients than in the general population . Hospital stay can be considered as an
opportunity to treat tobacco dependence and smoke-free environments requiring
temporary abstinence are hypothesized to promote smoking cessation.
However,
despite smoke-free policies, mental health settings still face tobacco-related
difficulties. The number of smokers remains alarmingly high, and they seem to
adapt to indoor smoking bans and continue smoking outdoors. Smoking rates
decline less among individuals with mental health problems than in the general
population. Read more........
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