Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Mental Health Among Children and Adolescents

Abstract

To examine a potential association between biologically confirmed secondhand smoke exposure and symptoms of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) (DSM-IV) major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and conduct disorder using a nationally representative sample of US children and adolescents.Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional survey of the United States.

Tobacco Use and Its Treatment Among Young People in Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Analysis

“…Until only recently, little advocacy has sought to protect patients, providers, and family members from secondhand smoke exposure in psychiatric treatment settings (Legacy Foundation, 2011). Consideration of secondhand smoke effects on youth initiation and relapse and its association with psychiatric disorders in youth is needed (Bandiera, Richardson, Lee, He, & Merikangas, 2011).…”

Childhood Depression As Emerging Public Health Problem: A Systematic Review

“…It´s well established that secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes adverse physical health conditions (eg, respiratory and cardiovascular) [35][36][37][38], and there is increasing evidence suggesting that it may also adversely affect mental health [35]. SHS may be a proxy for stressful living conditions, and stress has been associated with poor mental health [35,39,40].…”

“…SHS may be a proxy for stressful living conditions, and stress has been associated with poor mental health [35,39,40]. In response to stress, the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal axis and immune, metabolic, autonomic, and cardiovascular systems respond to keep the environment of the body in homeostasis [35,41].…”

“…SHS may be a proxy for stressful living conditions, and stress has been associated with poor mental health [35,39,40]. In response to stress, the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal axis and immune, metabolic, autonomic, and cardiovascular systems respond to keep the environment of the body in homeostasis [35,41]. Although chronic physical conditions usually manifest in adulthood, there is evidence that prolonged exposure to stress may have an effect on the response of the body to stress and result in poor health even among children [35,[42][43][44].…”

“…In response to stress, the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal axis and immune, metabolic, autonomic, and cardiovascular systems respond to keep the environment of the body in homeostasis [35,41]. Although chronic physical conditions usually manifest in adulthood, there is evidence that prolonged exposure to stress may have an effect on the response of the body to stress and result in poor health even among children [35,[42][43][44]. Other hypotheses suggest a link between smoking and poor mental health through nicotine and dopamine pathways [35,[45][46][47].…”