Preparing questions in advance can help patients to have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions about smoking & mental disorders:

1. Would you consider me a heavy smoker?
   
   
2. What risks do I face due to my smoking habit?
   
   
3. Is it possible that my previous attempts to quit smoking were compromised by a mental disorder?
   
   
4. How may my smoking affect the treatment of my mental health condition?
   
   
5. The symptoms of my condition get better when I smoke. Why should I quit?
   
   
6. Will quitting smoking cause the symptoms of my mental health condition to get worse?
   
   
7. What aids to stop smoking may be most beneficial to me?
   
   
8. Will the medication for my mental health condition be altered during my attempt to quit smoking?
   
   
9. If my medications are changed, for how long will the change be necessary?
   
   
10. How much of the damage caused by smoking will be reversed when I quit?