Smoking cessation interventions for patients with severe mental illnesses a review of clinical effectiveness and guidelines

Treatment may be able to lessen the significant burden and associated risks of smoking among people with mental illness, but concerns about effectiveness and safety may limit its potential. To inform decisions about using pharmacotherapy among those with mental illness, specific evidence is thus req...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jahagirdar, Deepa, Kaunelis, David (Author)
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2017, August 24, 2017
Edition:Version: 1.0
Series:CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Treatment may be able to lessen the significant burden and associated risks of smoking among people with mental illness, but concerns about effectiveness and safety may limit its potential. To inform decisions about using pharmacotherapy among those with mental illness, specific evidence is thus required. As such, this rapid review summarizes the evidence on the effectiveness and evidence-based guidelines on smoking cessation intervention among those with severe mental illness
Physical Description:1 PDF file (45 pages) illustrations