Supporting mental health service users to stop smoking: findings from a process evaluation of the implementation of smokefree policies into two mental health trusts

Abstract Background Life expectancy is 10–20 years lower among people with a severe mental health disorder. Most of these early deaths are due to chronic conditions, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Smoking is a major risk factor for these conditions and introducing smokefree polic...

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Main Authors: S. E. Jones, S. Mulrine, H. Clements, S. Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09673-7