A descriptive qualitative study of what informs and influences smoking behaviours in community dwelling persons with severe and persistent mental illness

Smoking establishes poor health trajectories and is the leading preventable cause of death in Canada. Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) have a prevalence of smoking 2 to 3 times that of the general population. While many are motivated to stop smoking, the quit rate in t...

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Main Author: Grant, Lyle George
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32611