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Antidepressants for smoking cessation

Abstract:

Background:
Whilst the pharmacological profiles and mechanisms of antidepressants are varied, there are common reasons why they might help people to stop smoking tobacco. Firstly, nicotine withdrawal may produce depressive symptoms and antidepressants may relieve these. Additionally, some antidepressants may have a specific effect on neural pathways or receptors that underlie nicotine addiction.


Objectives:
To assess the evidence ...

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Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1002/14651858.cd000031.pub5

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-3757-5591
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ORCID:
0000-0002-0866-2012
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2539-9268
Publisher:
Cochrane Collaboration Publisher's website
Journal:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Journal website
Issue:
4
Pages:
CD000031
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2020-04-22
DOI:
EISSN:
1469-493X
ISSN:
1469-493X
Pmid:
32319681
Language:
English
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Subtype:
Review
Pubs id:
1101289
Local pid:
pubs:1101289
Deposit date:
2020-06-01

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