Open AccessRisk of Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients with Tobacco Habits: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Amita Aditya,
A Kaluskar,
Shretika Pandya,
Vineet Vinay,
Ankush Sharma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26824.10172
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , tobacco use , psychosocial , psychiatry , general health questionnaire , environmental health , clinical psychology , mental health , population , pathology
Tobacco cessation is a challenging arena for healthcare professionals. Many patients seem to be unable to quit tobacco despite of knowing its ill-effects and several efforts. It has been speculated that patients' psychosocial status may be associated with his/her dependence on tobacco and there could be some amount of psychiatric morbidity associated with chronic and compulsive use of tobacco. However, very few studies have been conducted to explore this aspect of tobacco dependence.