The Effect of Nicotine Dependence on Psychopathology in Patients with Schizophrenia

• Main Authors: Yee, A., Mohamed, N.N.N., Hashim, A.H., Loh, H.S., Singh, M.K.H., Ng, C.G., Jambunathan, S.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17531/1/YeeA_%282015%29.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17531/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/730291

Introduction. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of nicotine dependence and investigate the effect of nicotine dependence on psychopathology among schizophrenia patients. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out in an outpatient psychiatric clinic at a general hospital in Malaysia. 1...