Abstract
Cigarette smokers frequently describe the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of smoking, but evidence suggests that cigarette smoking may itself increase negative affect, so that the causal direction of this association remains unclear. Although increasingly sophisticated analyses of epidemiological data may help to answer this question, observational data can never unequivocally provide evidence of causation. Here we discuss the potential utility of genetic information in determining the causal basis of the relationship of cigarette smoking and depression.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 425-426 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | British Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 196 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2010 |
Funding
This research was supported in part by a National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Young Investigator Award to M.M.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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