Letter to the Editor April 1, 2002

Smoking in Bipolar and Schizophrenic Patients

J Clin Psychiatry 2002;63(4):368-369

Article Abstract

Letter to the Editor

Sir: Itkin et al. need to be congratulated for publishing the first study comparing smoking in bipolar and schizophrenic patients. However, the title was unfortunate; habit is not a good word to describe a frequently lethal addiction.