Smoking Cessation Interventions for Patients with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 25 October 2011Open access
Jennifer M. Gierisch, Lori A. Bastian, Patrick S. Calhoun, Jennifer R McDuffie, John W Williams
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Healthcare providers should consider encouraging their patients with significant depressive symptoms or depression histories to seek smoking cessation services that include NRT and behavioral mood management, as several promising interventions exist.
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Few trials enrolled smokers with current depression. Most of data identified were from subgroup analyses of patients history-positive for depression. However, several promising interventions exist. Healthcare providers should consider encouraging their patients with significant depressive symptoms or depression histories to seek smoking cessation services that include NRT and behavioral mood management.
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