Study: Smoking Relieves Not by Stress , but stop it

Oxford , For some people , smoking is a powerful way to relieve the stress they feel . When in fact , if it wants to be rid of a problem that really is stopped completely from smoking . Well !

Even the results of a review by a group of researchers from the University of Oxford said the benefits of stopping smoking on mood and mental health improvement was as great as taking antidepressant medication .For the purposes of this study , researchers reviewing data from 26 studies on smoking cessation . Some of these special highlight of patients with psychiatric disorders . And researchers noted the average participant could spend 20 cigarettes per day .

All of the participants were asked to quit smoking during the study . Then the researchers compared the mental health of each participant prior to quitting smoking and six months thereafter .

It turns out that , when compared with those who remained keukeuh smoke , a number of studies show a decrease in the level of anxiety , depression , psychological conditions including quality improvement among participants who deign to stop his bad habits .

But some experts pessimistic response to this study . " Some cultures believe smoking ' can calm the nerves ' and help ease the tension a person being trapped in certain situations , " said psychiatrist Benjamin Le Cook of Cambridge Health Alliance , Somerville , Massachusetts .

Moreover, according to Brian Hitsman from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago , can be seen mental health disorder researchers in this study is not actually a real mental disorder , but a symptom of withdrawal or withdrawal after quitting smoking .

" ( But ) that clearly when they quit smoking , they will feel better than when they smoked tobacco . Indeed, when the early stopping , they usually grumpy and irritable , but in fact we 're helping fix their mental state , " said one researcher , Dr. Paul Aveyard told Reuters on Friday ( 04/11/2014 ) .

Aveyard and his colleagues also believe that smokers can be given the understanding that quitting smoking is closely related to mental health improvement .