Menstrual Phase and Depressive Symptoms Differences in Physiological Response to Nicotine Following Acute Smoking Abstinence

摘要

Introduction:Accumulating evidence has linked depressive symptoms and sex hormones to risk for relapse; however, the specific mechanisms involved in these associations remain unknown. This randomized crossover study assessed physiological response to nicotine by menstrual phase in female smokers with and without depressive symptoms following acute smoking abstinence.