Open AccessIncreased Smoking Cessation Among Veterans With Large Decreases in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity
Author(s) -
Joanne Salas,
Sarah Gebauer,
Auston Gillis,
Carissa van den BerkClark,
Frank Schneider,
Paula P. Schnurr,
Matthew J. Friedman,
Sonya B. Norman,
Peter W. Tuerk,
Beth E. Cohen,
Patrick J. Lustman,
Jeffrey F. Scherrer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntab179
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , smoking cessation , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , psychology , pathology
Improvement in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with better health behavior such as better medication adherence and greater use of nutrition and weight loss programs. However, it is not known if reducing PTSD severity is associated with smoking cessation, a poor health behavior common in patients with PTSD.