Smoking and neuropsychiatric disorders: a comparison of oxidative stress in smokers compared with non-smokers

Basant K Puri¹, Ian H Treasaden¹^,2 and Brian M Ross³

¹Imperial College, London, UK

²West London Mental Health NHS Trust, UK

³Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Canada

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from International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour
Thessaloniki, Greece. 28 November – 2 December 2007

Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S85doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-S1-S85


Published:	17 April 2008

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This study tested the hypothesis that oxidative stress is higher in smokers compared with age- and sex-matched non-smokers. We found no significant difference in exhaled ethane levels between these two groups. The reasons for this finding will be discussed and the implications in relation to smoking, fatty acids and neuropsychiatric disorders will be described.