Schizophrenia and Smoking Lambert M Surhone

Brief Description: "Neurobiology, cardiovascular disease, mental health professionals, psychoanalytic theory, oral fixation."Brief Description: On cover, editors given as Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow. Publisher Marketing: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Studies across 20 countries show a strong association between schizophrenia and smoking. For example, in the United States, 80% or more schizophrenics smoke, compared to 20% of the general population in 2006. Though it is well established that smoking is more prevalent among schizophrenics than the general population as well as those with other psychiatric diagnoses, there is currently no definitive explanation for this difference. Many social, psychological, and biological explanations have been proposed, but today research focuses on neurobiology.] Increased rates of smoking among schizophrenics has a number of serious impacts, including increased rates of mortality, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, reduced treatment effectiveness, and greater financial hardship.] As a result, researchers believe it is important for mental health professionals to combat smoking among schizophrenics.