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Tobacco smoking behaviors in bipolar disorder: a comparison of the general population, schizophrenia, and major depression 

Bipolar Disorders Volume 11 Issue 2, Pages 154 - 165
Jump to full article: Wiley InterScience, 2009-02-25

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Conclusions: Bipolar disorder was associated with significantly higher prevalences of tobacco smoking behaviors compared with the general population or volunteer controls, independently of the definition used. It is possible that smoking behaviors in bipolar disorder may have intermediate prevalences between major depression and schizophrenia, but larger samples or a combination of multiple studies (meta-analysis) will be needed to establish whether this hypothesis is correct.

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