Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2022 Aug 30;64(1):e1-e9. doi: 10.4102/safp.v64i1.5489.
Tobacco use is recognised as a serious, worldwide public health concern. Smoking cessation is of great interest across a wide range of medical specialities, including family medicine. However, smoking cessation among people with mental illness (PWMI) has attracted scant attention in South African literature. This is despite PWMI suffering disproportionately from the damages of tobacco. The harms of smoking are not limited to physical health but extend to mental health. This article discusses the need for multifaceted smoking cessation treatments for PWMI in the public health sector, taking into consideration the prevalence and unique drivers of smoking in this population. A brief overview of patterns of tobacco use, associated harms and smoking cessation interventions in South Africa is given; all within the context of mental illness.
吸烟是一个严重的、全球性的公共卫生问题。在包括家庭医学在内的许多医学专业领域，戒烟都引起了极大的关注。然而，南非文献对精神疾病患者（PWMI）的戒烟问题关注甚少。尽管 PWMI 不成比例地遭受着烟草的危害。吸烟的危害不仅限于身体健康，还会影响心理健康。本文讨论了在公共卫生领域，需要为 PWMI 提供多方面的戒烟治疗，同时考虑到这一人群中吸烟的普遍性和独特驱动因素。本文简要概述了南非的烟草使用模式、相关危害和戒烟干预措施，所有这些都在精神疾病的背景下进行。
