There’s no smoke without fire: Smoking in smoke-free acute mental health wards

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There’s no smoke without fire: Smoking in smoke-free acute mental health wards

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Background People who smoke with serious mental illness carry disproportionate costs from smoking, including poor health and premature death from tobacco-related illnesses. Hospitals in New Zealand are ostensibly smoke-free; however, some mental health wards have resisted implementing this policy. Aim This study explored smoking in acute metal health wards using data emerging from a large sociological study on modern acute psychiatric units. Methods Eighty-five in-depth, semi-structured i...

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2021

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Gabrielle Jenkin / Jacqueline McIntosh / Janet Hoek / Krishtika Mala / Hannah Paap / Debbie Peterson / Bruno Marques / Susanna Every-Palmer

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal contribution/There_s_no_smoke_without_fire_Smoking_in_smoke...

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Mental health services / General Science & Technology / Mental Health

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