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 …

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 …

Depression and smoking are highly comorbid. The vast majority of psychiatrists treating
depressed patients do not target or treat nicotine dependence, and many inpatient …

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: 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 …

Objective: To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and depressive
symptoms in an urban primary care sample. Methods: Eligible participants were 526 patients …

Patients with depression tend to have a higher rate of smoking and an increased severity of
nicotine dependence. It seems that common genetic and environmental factors may …

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

Current, historical and subclinical depression have been linked to a high incidence of
cigarette smoking and smoking cessation relapse. This review discusses the efficacy …

Background Smoking is more prevalent among people with depression. Depression may
make cessation more difficult and cessation may affect depression symptoms. Purpose The …