What is it about?
Smoking in people with serious mental illness is 2-3 times higher compared to the general public. The paper examines current literature on epidemiology on smoking behavior in the SMI population and interventions known to aid cessation support in this patient group
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Why is it important?
Smoking is a major cause of micro and macro-vascular complications among the general public and even greater morbidity and mortality seen in the SMI population. Cardiovascular disease and metabolic complications are higher in the SMI population. It is important for mental health professionals to acknowledge their role in relation to facilitating timely screening and management of poor physical health in people with serious mental illness through health improving interventions such as smoking cessation, health education- encouraging active lifestyle in people with serious mental illness (SMI).
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Smoking is a major cause of both micro and macro-vascular complications among the general public, with even greater morbidity and mortality seen in the SMI population. Cardiovascular disease and metabolic complications are higher in the SMI population. It is therefore crucial for mental health professionals to acknowledge their role in relation to facilitating timely screening and management of poor physical health in people with mental illness through health improving interventions such as smoking cessation, health education- encouraging active lifestyle in people with serious mental illness (SMI).
Mr Herbert Mwebe
Middlesex University
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This page is a summary of: Serious mental illness and smoking cessation, British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, January 2018, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjmh.2018.7.1.39.
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