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A Prospective Study of the Impact of Smoking on Outcomes in Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorder

A Prospective Study of the Impact of Smoking on Outcomes in Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorder

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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Abstract from Clinical Psychiatry 
Background
The impact of tobacco smoking on mental health outcomes was investigated in a 24-month, naturalistic, longitudinal study of 240 people with bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder.
Participants were interviewed and data recorded by trained study clinicians at 9 interviews during the study period.  Smoking status was determined by self-report. Nicotine dependence was not [...]

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