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An evaluation of junior doctors’ experience in smoking cessation training in a rural mental health setting

The extent of lung hypoplasia impacts the survival and severity of Smoking prevalence remains high amongst people with mental illness, however, they are less likely to be screened for tobacco dependence and offered treatment to quit.

Citation:
Faint N, Cuesta-Briand B, Coleman M. An evaluation of junior doctors’ experience in smoking cessation training in a rural mental health setting. Front Psychiatry. 2022;13.

Keywords:
Junior doctor education; mental illness; rural; rural mental health; smoking; tobacco cessation

Abstract:
The extent of lung hypoplasia impacts the survival and severity of Smoking prevalence remains high amongst people with mental illness, however, they are less likely to be screened for tobacco dependence and offered treatment to quit.