Background There is a common perception that smoking generally helps people to manage
stress, and may be a form of'self‐medication'in people with mental health conditions …

Although smoking cessation is clearly beneficial, many smokers respond poorly to smoking
cessation efforts with rather disappointing overall success rate of long-term abstinence. The …

Background A healthy lifestyle can be beneficial for one's mental health. Thus, identifying
healthy lifestyle choices that promote psychological well-being and reduce mental problems …

Background Identifying healthy lifestyle behaviours that promote psychological wellbeing is
crucial to preventing mental disorders. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the …

Praise for previous editions:" The evidence-based protocols are designed as a primary
reference and are useful, substantive, and timely.... The broader contributions of useful …

Efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of primary care have recently focused on the
concept of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Given that primary care serves as a …

Background The present study investigated the relationship between daily cigarette smoking
and risk of onset and persistence of major depressive disorder (MDD) over a 10-year period …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a prevalência do hábito de fumar e os fatores
associados em idosos. Estudo transversal de base populacional, com amostragem em …

Background Healthy lifestyles may contribute to better mental health, which is particularly
important in adolescence, an age at which half of all mental health problems first occur. This …

Introduction: Adults with depression smoke at higher rates than other adults leaving a large
segment of this population, who already incur increased health-related risks, vulnerable to …