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According to the critical thinking box on smoking and psychological disorders, what is one possible explanation for the fact that people with psychological disorders have a much higher rate of smoking than people who do not have a psychological disorder?

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This is especially true for people who have experienced previous episodes of depression and who hav e a family history of mood disorders. ... We explore the connection between cigarette smoking and mental illness in the Critical Thinking box "Does Smoking Cause Depression and Other Psychological Disorders?
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