[Anxiety and depression in Mexican smokers, and their relationship with the severity of addiction].

Objective: To determine the relationship between the degree of addiction (DA) and pattern of tobacco consumption (PTC) with anxiety and depression in smokers who want to quit smoking.

Material And Methods: At admission to a smoking cessation program 495 smokers were surveyed to determine anxiety (IDARE Test), depression (Beck Inventory Test), DA (Fagerström Test) and PTC (pack-years).

Results: DA ≥ 6 points was associated with high anxiety levels RM=1.