An application of the stress-diathesis model: A review about the association between smoking tobacco, smoking cessation, and mental health

Taylor, Gemma M.J.; Treur, Jorien L.

doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100335

An application of the stress-diathesis model: A review about the association between smoking tobacco, smoking cessation, and mental health

Background Worldwide, approximately 24% of all adults smoke, but smoking is up to twice as prevalent in people with mental ill-health. There is growing evidence that smoking may be a causal risk factor in the development of mental illness, and that smoking cessation leads to improved mental healt…