Association of Ambient Air Pollution with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults: Results from the NSHAP Study
Author(s) -
Vivian C. Pun,
Justin Manjourides,
Helen Suh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp494
Subject(s) - anxiety , confounding , mental health , comorbidity , medicine , depression (economics) , socioeconomic status , association (psychology) , environmental health , demography , psychiatry , psychology , population , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , psychotherapist
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is among the most prevalent sources of environmentally induced inflammation and oxidative stress, both of which are implicated in the pathogenesis of most mental disorders. Evidence, however, concerning the impact of PM 2.5 on mental health is just emerging.
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