TABLE 2.

Respondents’ Attitudes Related to Treating Nicotine Dependence in Psychiatry Training and Practice

	Program Provides Tobacco Training		Full Sample
	Yes (N = 57) Mean (SD)	No (N = 57) Mean (SD)	(N = 114) Mean (SD)
A focus on smoking cessation would detract from management of   patients’ psychiatric symptoms*	1.68 (0.66)	2.16 (1.01)	1.92 (0.88)
We don’t have the expertise in our faculty to provide training on   nicotine dependence*	1.88 (0.97)	3.11 (1.19)	2.49 (1.24)
Tobacco cessation interventions are a low priority for psychiatry   residency training*	2.91 (1.21)	3.60 (1.05)	3.25 (1.18)
There is not enough time in the curriculum to include training on   treating nicotine dependence	2.09 (1.17)	2.46 (1.00)	2.27 (1.10)
Our faculty would resist efforts to include treatment of nicotine   dependence as a routine part of clinical care	1.98 (0.92)	2.23 (0.96)	2.11 (0.94)
Discussing tobacco use and the health risks of smoking may make   patients angry or defensive	2.47 (1.10)	2.70 (1.13)	2.59 (1.12)
Psychiatrists are well positioned to intervene on tobacco use with   the mentally ill*	4.28 (0.96)	3.93 (0.96)	4.11 (0.97)
Treating nicotine dependence is one of the most important   interventions a psychiatrist can make in terms of life expectancy,   quality of life, and cost efficacy*	3.96 (1.09)	3.38 (1.04)	3.67 (1.10)
Providing training in the treatment of nicotine dependence among   the mentally ill would strengthen our residency program	4.00 (1.03)	3.75 (0.89)	3.88 (0.97)

Rating scale: 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree

^*Group comparison, p≤0.05