Prevalence of Mental Health and Social Connection among Patients Seeking Tobacco Dependence Management: A Pilot Study.
Panagis GaliatsatosMopeninuJesu OluyinkaJihyun MinRaiza SchreiberDina G LanseyRuth IkpeManuel Conrado Pacheco GallegoVictoria DeJacoAlejandra Ellison-BarnesEnid NeptuneNorma F KanarekThomas K M CudjoePublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
there was a high prevalence of undiagnosed mental health morbidities and social disconnection in patients who were actively smoking and were struggling to achieve smoking cessation. While a larger scale study is necessary to reaffirm these results, screening for mental health morbidities and social disconnection may be warranted in order to provide effective tobacco dependence management.