BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Compared to the general population cigarette smoking prevalence is elevated in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). These disorders are also associated with neurocognitive impairments. Cigarette smoking is associated with improved cognition in SZ. The effects of smoking on cognition in BD and MDD are less well studied. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional design to study neuropsychological performance in these disorders as a function of smoking status. Subjects (N = 108) were SZ smokers (n = 32), SZ non-smokers (n = 15), BD smokers (n = 10), BD non-smokers (n = 6), MDD smokers (n = 6), MDD non-smokers (n = 10), control smokers (n = 12), and control non-smokers (n = 17). Participants completed a neuropsychological battery; smokers were non-deprived. RESULTS: SZ subjects performed significantly worse than controls in select domains, while BD and MDD subjects did not differ from controls. Three verbal memory outcomes were improved in SZ smokers compared with non-smokers; smoking status did not alter performance in BD or MDD. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: These data suggest that smoking is associated with neurocognitive improvements in SZ, but not BD or MDD. Our data may suggest specificity of cigarette-smoking modulation of neurocognitive deficits in SZ.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Compared to the general population cigarette smoking prevalence is elevated in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). These disorders are also associated with neurocognitive impairments. Cigarette smoking is associated with improved cognition in SZ. The effects of smoking on cognition in BD and MDD are less well studied. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional design to study neuropsychological performance in these disorders as a function of smoking status. Subjects (N = 108) were SZ smokers (n = 32), SZ non-smokers (n = 15), BD smokers (n = 10), BD non-smokers (n = 6), MDD smokers (n = 6), MDD non-smokers (n = 10), control smokers (n = 12), and control non-smokers (n = 17). Participants completed a neuropsychological battery; smokers were non-deprived. RESULTS: SZ subjects performed significantly worse than controls in select domains, while BD and MDD subjects did not differ from controls. Three verbal memory outcomes were improved in SZ smokers compared with non-smokers; smoking status did not alter performance in BD or MDD. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: These data suggest that smoking is associated with neurocognitive improvements in SZ, but not BD or MDD. Our data may suggest specificity of cigarette-smoking modulation of neurocognitive deficits in SZ.
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