Posttraumatic stress disorder and cigarette smoking: A systematic review.
Nathan T KearnsEmily CarlAliza T SteinAnka A VujanovicMichael J ZvolenskyJasper A J SmitsMark B PowersPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2018)
Rates of PTSD-smoking co-occurrence remain high. Notable gains have been made in relevant epidemiological and etiological research, although more work is needed in trauma-specific subpopulations. Several promising specialized treatments for comorbid smoking-PTSD have been developed and empirically tested but require replication.