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Jun 3, 2021 · Research shows these effects correlate with poor mental health. Equity, a component of environmental form, is key when considering the links between the environment and mental health, with populations of lower socioeconomic status experiencing poorer mental health than those of higher status.
- Environmental pollution and mental health: a narrative review ...
Emerging evidences have been collected on association...
- Environmental pollution and mental health: a narrative review ...
Feb 20, 2024 · The review revealed assessment tools used for measuring mental health impacts of environmental pollution and exposures are highly varied in their contruction and what they measure, making comparisons difficult.
May 10, 2024 · Extreme weather events such as cyclones, floods or wildfires can foster traumatic experiences, leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in exposed populations 7. While these environmental exposures can directly affect individuals' mental health, they also appear to exert indirect influences.
Feb 16, 2022 · Science and policy experts in environmental, psychiatric, genetic, social, and behavioral epidemiology, toxicology, and neuro and developmental psychology are coming together to explore converging evidence on the relationship - harmful or beneficial - between environmental factors and mental health.
Alongside effects on cardiovascular and respiratory health, there is emerging evidence that exposure to air pollutants (both indoors and outdoors) may lead to neurocognitive disorders and affect mental health (directly and indirectly) through a range of potential causal pathways (see Figs 1 and 2). 1,31–35 Observational evidence has ...
Nov 9, 2021 · The physical impact of climate change that can affect mental health includes injuries and fatalities with their impact on mental health; respiratory diseases like asthma and allergies due to an increase in allergens and air pollution with potential for depression and anxiety; changes in vector-borne diseases (as increased temperatures can ...
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Emerging evidences have been collected on association between major environmental pollutants (air pollutants, heavy metals, ionizing radiation [IR], organophosphate pesticides, light pollution, noise pollution, environmental catastrophes) and various mental health disorders including anxiety, mood, and psychotic syndromes.
