Sunday 18 August 2013

Rehospitalization less likely for psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment

Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions, according to a new study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist. The findings counter a longstanding assumption, held by many mental-health experts, that smoking serves as a useful tool in treating some psychiatric patients. Smoking among such patients has been embedded in the culture for decades, with cigarettes used as part of a reward system... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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