RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tobacco Use Treatment in Primary Care Patients with Psychiatric Illness
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 399
OP 410
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130252
VO 27
IS 3
A1 Joseph M. Cerimele
A1 Abigail C. Halperin
A1 Andrew J. Saxon
YR 2014
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/3/399.abstract
AB The prevalence of smoking is higher in patients with psychiatric illness compared with the general population. Smoking causes chronic illnesses, which lead to premature mortality in those with psychiatric illness, is associated with greater burden of psychiatric symptoms, and contributes to the social isolation experienced by individuals with psychiatric disorders. Most patients with a psychiatric illness present initially to primary care rather than specialty care settings, and some patients receive care exclusively in the primary care setting. Therefore, family physicians and other primary care clinicians have an important role in the recognition and treatment of tobacco use disorders in patients with psychiatric illnesses. In this article we review common myths associated with smoking and psychiatric illness, techniques for implementing evidence-based tobacco use treatments, the evidence base for tobacco use treatment for patients with specific psychiatric diagnoses, and factors to consider when treating tobacco use disorders in patients with psychiatric illness.