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Sep 9, 2023 · Scientists have found that quitting smoking improves symptoms of some mental health conditions, including depression. People find that their mood improves after they quit...
Mar 9, 2021 · We wanted to find out how stopping smoking affects people's mental health. If stopping smoking improves mental health symptoms, rather than worsening them, then this may encourage more people to try to quit smoking and more health professionals to help their patients to quit.
- Gemma Mj Taylor, Nicola Lindson, Amanda Farley, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Katherine Sawyer, Rebecca ...
- 2020
We all know that quitting smoking improves physical health. But it can also boost your mental health and wellbeing: it can improve mood and help relieve stress, anxiety and depression.
People who stop smoking are not likely to experience a worsening in their mood long-term, whether they have a mental health condition or not. They may also experience improvements in their mental health, such as reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms.
Mar 9, 2021 · Taken together, these data provide evidence that mental health does not worsen as a result of quitting smoking, and very low- to moderate-certainty evidence that smoking cessation is associated with small to moderate improvements in mental health.
- Gemma Mj Taylor, Nicola Lindson, Amanda Farley, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Katherine Sawyer, Rebecca ...
- 2020
Mar 14, 2021 · A recent review found that people who quit smoking had a greater reduction in anxiety, depression, and symptoms of stress than people who did not.
Stopping smoking may improve mood, by reducing anxiety, depression, and stress, and boosting positive mood. It is also unlikely to worsen social relationships.
