ntroduction: Smoking is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both developing and developed nations, accounting for 8 million deaths globally with more than 7 million deaths directly related to tobacco use. Tobacco consumption increases the risk of lung diseases, stroke, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. There is a need to understand the prevalence, and factors associated with smoking in treatment-seeking psychiatric patients. Aim and Objective of the study: To estimate the prevalence of smoking among psychiatric subjects and to study the factors associated with smoking and to find out the factors that encourage smoking cessation. Materials and Methods: A modified version of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) was used to capture data that included sociodemographic information (age, gender, ethnicity, education, housing, income, etc.), and questions regarding their smoking status. A descriptive analysis of the data was done. The clinical diagnosis of the participant was captured as indicated in the electronic medical records which follows the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria. Participants were also asked if their smoking started before their psychiatric condition was diagnosed and if they have suffered from any of the smoking-related diseases. Results and Discussion: Out of the total a total of 400 subjects screened in our study, 380 participated in the study after informed consent. We evaluated the prevalence of smoking among the study participants and found that the prevalence of smoking was 48% (182), past-smokers 13% and non-smokers 39% respectively. Majority of the smokers were males. Family history of smoking was reported in 79% of the smokers and 83.2% in past smokers. 56% of the current smokers (n=102) had nicotine dependence and 37.5% of the past smokers (n=18) had nicotine dependence. There was no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between current smokers and past smokers w.r.t nicotine dependence.