Effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study

The association between PM2.5 exposure and suicidal ideation: a prefectural panel study

“…Previous studies also indicate that PM 2.5 and PM 10 also have detrimental impact on mental health. For instance, depression has been reported by a bulk of literature to be closely correlated with PM 2.5 [28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. Importantly, depression is a primary risk factor for suicide [35][36][37][38].…”

The Effects of Fine Dust on Children's Health: The Moderating Effects of Poverty and Green Area Ratio

“…다음은 정신건강에 관한 선행연구를 살펴보았다. 미세먼 지와 관련 연구는 미흡하였고 전반적인 대기오염의 연구를 살펴본 결과, 대기오염은 단기성 우울증의 위험성을 증가시 키고 (Kim et al, 2016), 장기간 노출은 우울증과 항우울제 및 벤조다이아제핀의 사용을 증가시켰다 (Vert et al, 2017). 또한 개인에게 동일한 조건의 대기오염 노출 시, 개인의 쾌락적 행복을 떨어뜨리고, 우울증 증상 비율을 증가시켰다 (Zhang et al, 2017).…”

Growing Evidence for the Impact of Air Pollution on Depression

“…2 Vert et al found that the rate of depression was 2 times higher for each 10 μg/m 3 increase in the nitric oxide level. 8 Szyszkowicz et al reported a 7.2% increase in the risk of emergency department visits for depressive episodes with every 19.4 μg/m 3 of PM10 concentration. 3 These findings have important implications because most of the world's population resides in areas where particulate matter concentrations are greater than the WHO guidelines, 1 and the association between air pollution and depression cannot be ignored.…”