1744-859X-7-S1-S85 1744-859X Oral presentation <p>Smoking and neuropsychiatric disorders: a comparison of oxidative stress in smokers compared with non-smokers</p> Puri K Basant Treasaden H Ian Ross M Brian

Imperial College, London, UK

West London Mental Health NHS Trust, UK

Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Canada

 Annals of General Psychiatry <p>International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour</p> Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. <p>International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour</p> Thessaloniki, Greece 28 November – 2 December 2007 http://www.psychiatry.gr 1744-859X 2008 7 Suppl 1 S85 http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/7/S1/S85 10.1186/1744-859X-7-S1-S85 17 04 2008 2008 Puri et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

This study tested the hypothesis that oxidative stress is higher in smokers compared with age- and sex-matched non-smokers. We found no significant difference in exhaled ethane levels between these two groups. The reasons for this finding will be discussed and the implications in relation to smoking, fatty acids and neuropsychiatric disorders will be described.