Smoking is a predictor of depression onset among National Guard soldiers. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This report examines the relationship between smoking and depression in a sample of American soldiers. Persistent, active smoking is associated with increased risk of incident depression at follow up. History of smoking in the absence of current smoking at baseline was not associated with depression at follow-up.

published proceedings

  • Psychiatry Res

altmetric score

  • 2.75

author list (cited authors)

  • Goodwin, R. D., Prescott, M., Tamburrino, M., Calabrese, J. R., Liberzon, I., & Galea, S.

citation count

  • 8

complete list of authors

  • Goodwin, Renee D||Prescott, Marta||Tamburrino, Marijo||Calabrese, Joseph R||Liberzon, Israel||Galea, Sandro

publication date

  • April 2013