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Cigarette smoking is associated with thinner cingulate and insular cortices in patients with severe mental illness
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2015
Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies show reduced cortical thickness in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These subtle brain abnormalities may provide insight into illness mechanisms. However, environmental and lifestyle-related factors, such as cigarette smoking, may contribute to brain structure changes. Cigarette smoking is highly prevalent in patients with severe mental illness. In nonpsychiatric samples, smoking has been associated with reduced thickness in the anterior
doi:10.1503/jpn.140163
pmid:25672482
pmcid:PMC4478057
fatcat:dhzgkfurkrbzxdycvo7kshixee