%0 Journal Article
%T The Long-COVID Syndrome: smoking and enhanced suicide risk
%J QJM: Journal of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland
%D 2022
%A Donnelly, Seamas C.
%V 114
%N 11
%P e765-e765
%X The QJM has been at the forefront in highlighting the mental health problems associated with COVID-19 infection in society.1-6 In a Commentary piece in this issue of the Journal, Leo Sher, Professor of Psychiatry from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, highlights the role of smoking being associated with a worse prognosis in acute infections and enhancing the risk of suicide in patients suffering persistent disabling symptoms associated with the Long-COVID Syndrome.   It is well recognized that smoking is associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicide death and a contributing factor in the pathophysiology of suicide. The author highlights the evidence that suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased tobacco consumption as smokers use more tobacco to cope with pandemic-related stress, anxiety, depression and loneliness. Smoking will have significant psychobiological effects resulting in enhanced impulsivity and aggression which will be compounded by in particular the brain-related symptoms...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Oxford University Press
%@ 1460-2725
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab300