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Mental Health and Readiness to Change Smoking Behavior in Daily Smoking Primary Care Patients

International Journal of Behavioral MedicinePublished 6 February 2009
Gudrun Schorr, Sabina Ulbricht, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Jeannette Rüge, Janina Grothues, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf
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TL;DR

Mental health does not appear to constitute a precondition for readiness to change smoking behavior in daily smokers, but smokers with low mental health might require support to deal with negative affect situations.

Abstract

Mental health does not appear to constitute a precondition for readiness to change smoking behavior in daily smokers. Nonetheless, smokers with low mental health might require support to deal with negative affect situations.

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MedicineHealth Professions