Tobacco dependence treatment for people with severe mental illness: guiding principles and best practice

COMING SOON! The guiding principles and best practice recommendations in this briefing have been drawn from published literature and clinical experience. They are designed to maximise opportunities, overcome barriers and meet the challenges encountered by people with severe mental illness (SMI) who smoke.

Supporting people with SMI to manage their tobacco dependence offers significant benefits, especially when individuals stop smoking long term. Although just as likely to want to stop smoking as people who do not have SMI, this patient group typically faces significant barriers and challenges to stopping.

This document is intended to support services to adapt, and practitioners to tailor, stop smoking support to improve outcomes for individuals with SMI.