Schizophrenia and tobacco smoking in a Spanish psychiatric hospital

This study in a Spanish hospital replicated two US studies suggesting that schizophrenia is associated with smoking when compared with other severe mental illnesses. Neither antipsychotics nor institutionalism could explain this relationship. Seventy of the 100 schizophrenic and 53 of the 100 non-sc...

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Published in:Schizophrenia research 2003-04, Vol.60 (2), p.313-317
Main Authors: LLerena, Adrián, de la Rubia, Alfredo, Peñas-Lledó, Eva M, Diaz, Francisco J, de Leon, Jose
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antipsychotics
Catchment Area (Health)
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Logistics regression
Male
Middle Aged
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - epidemiology
Schizophrenia - rehabilitation
Smoking
Spain - epidemiology
Tobacco
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
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Summary:This study in a Spanish hospital replicated two US studies suggesting that schizophrenia is associated with smoking when compared with other severe mental illnesses. Neither antipsychotics nor institutionalism could explain this relationship. Seventy of the 100 schizophrenic and 53 of the 100 non-schizophrenic inpatients were current smokers. After correcting for confounding factors, schizophrenia increased the risk of smoking by 2- to 3-fold. Heavy smoking was not associated with schizophrenia.
ISSN:0920-9964
1573-2509
DOI:10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00508-X