Smoking affects symptom improvement in schizophrenia: a prospective longitudinal study of male patients with first-episode schizophrenia

Abstract Patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) smoke up to three times more than general people. However, there are conflicting results regarding the relationship between tobacco smoke and clinical symptom severity in SCZ. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of smoking on clinical symptoms af...

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Main Authors: Xishu Mu, Wenjing Wu, Sisi Wang, Xiuru Su, Hengyong Guan, Xiaoni Guan, Xiaobing Lu, Zezhi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Schizophrenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00449-1