Assessment and Diagnosisof Nicotine Dependence in Mental Health Settings

This study evaluated the frequency of documented assessment of smoking status and the diagnosis of nicotine dependence in a random sample of 153 mental health records and 152 medical records. The results indicated that tobacco use was routinely documented in the mental health records (88%) and medic...

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Published in:The American journal on addictions 2003, Vol.12 (3), p.192-197
Main Authors: Peterson, Alan L., Hryshko-Mullen, Ann S., Cortez, Yvette
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Language:English
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Summary:This study evaluated the frequency of documented assessment of smoking status and the diagnosis of nicotine dependence in a random sample of 153 mental health records and 152 medical records. The results indicated that tobacco use was routinely documented in the mental health records (88%) and medical records (87%). However, a diagnosis of nicotine dependence was given in only 2% of the mental health records (1/49) and 7% of the medical records (2/30) for those patients with documented regular tobacco use. These results suggest that clinicians do not routinely diagnose Nicotine Dependence even when diagnostic criteria are met. (Am J Addict 2003;12:192-197)
ISSN:1055-0496
1521-0391
DOI:10.1080/10550490390201795