Quitlink: Accessible smoking cessation support for people living with severe and enduring mental illness

Kristen McCarter, Amanda L. Baker, Ron Borland, Billie Bonevski, David Castle, Jill Williams, Catherine J. Segan, Peter Kelly, Alyna Turner, Lisa Brophy, Rohan Sweeney

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Abstract

People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a high, per-sistent smoking rate and are far more likely to die from smoking-related illnesses such as cancer than as a result of their psychiatricillness. Evidence-based smoking cessation interventions, such as quit-lines, are underutilized by this group.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-29
Number of pages2
JournalAsia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume14
Issue numberS6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Support
  • Mental Illness

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