The authors review recent literature that has demonstrated an association between cigarette
smoking behavior and major depression. Persons with major depression are more likely to …

The adverse health consequences of tobacco use have been well-known to the medical and
lay community for the better part of the last 50 years. The first reports implicating cigarette …

Background: Smoking and depression are both leading causes of disability, mortality and
morbidity around the world. Using epidemiologic data to study the association between …

Background. The aim of this paper was to examine the association between major
depression and cigarette smoking among young adults in a birth cohort before and after …

OBJECTIVE: Case studies suggest cigarette abstinence may precipitate a major depressive
episode. This study examined the incidence and predictors of major depression in the 12 …

OBJECTIVE: Building on findings about the prevalence and incidence of depression over a
40-year period, the authors provide data on trends in cigarette smoking and associations …

Many clinicians and scientists believe smoking cessation increases the risk of major
depressive disorder (MDD), especially among those with a past history of the disorder. This …

Background Epidemiologic studies have reported an association between major depression
and smoking. This prospective study examines the role of depression in smoking …

OBJECTIVE: The present investigation sought to determine whether smoking behavior was
associated with current or lifetime major depression and whether this association was …

Background: People with a lifetime history of depression are twice as likely to smoke as
those who do not suffer from depression. Smoking is a major health issue in this population …