To the Editor: In a well-designed study, Mehnert et al1 reported that 31.8% of patients with cancer met the strict diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. The highest prevalence was found …
Three out of every four U.S. adult cigarette smokers who tried to quit in the past three months used multiple quit methods during their most recent quit attempt.The three most …
By Rachel Lipari, Ph.D., and Struther Van Horn, M.A. Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.1,2Despite further evidence provided in the 2010 …
The American Lung Association’s 15th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report finds that much more needs to be done to prevent our nation’s youth from a lifetime of tobacco addiction. …
Contrary to popular belief, smoking does not help relieve symptoms of mental illness and can often worsen them. A new study shows that patients who were abstinent from smoking reported …
Background The purposes of the study were to examine the association of serious psychological distress (SPD) and cancer-screening utilization in a nationally representative sample of women aged 40 to 74 years …
About 46,000 women a year are diagnosed with endometrial cancer. The cancer death rate in the United States has dropped by 25 percent since its 1991 peak, resulting in 2 …
E-Cigarettes & Behavioral Health The topic of electronic cigarettes, commonly known as E-cigarettes or vaping, has been a topic of conflicting research. A study in 2014 showed that individuals with …
