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  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Previous studies indicated higher smoking rates in institutionalized or clinic-based populations with mental illness.
  • A lack of recent, population-based, nationally representative data on smoking among adults with mental illness was identified.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine and compare the prevalence of smoking and tobacco cessation rates in adults with and without mental illness.
  • To analyze smoking behaviors across different types and numbers of psychiatric diagnoses.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 4411 respondents aged 15-54 years from the National Comorbidity Survey (1991-1992).
  • Employed a modified Composite International Diagnostic Interview to assess psychiatric diagnoses.
  • Analyzed smoking and cessation rates in relation to mental illness status.

Main Results:

  • Current smoking rates were 22.5% for those without mental illness, 34.8% for lifetime mental illness, and 41.0% for past-month mental illness.
  • Lifetime smoking rates were significantly higher in individuals with mental illness (55.3%-59.0%) compared to those without (39.1%).
  • Smokers with mental illness had lower quit rates (30.5%-37.1%) than those without (42.5%), with adjusted odds ratios for smoking approximately 2.7 for those with past-month mental illness.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals with mental illness are approximately twice as likely to smoke compared to the general population.
  • Despite higher smoking prevalence, substantial quit rates exist among smokers with mental illness, suggesting opportunities for intervention.
  • People with mental disorders accounted for a significant portion of cigarettes consumed in the surveyed population.