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Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide
Anna Gładka, Joanna Rymaszewska, Tomasz Zatoński. International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health, 2018-10-03
Topic: Air pollution and environmental exposures
Air pollution is one of the greatest public health threats worldwide. All substances appearing in excessive quantities in the atmosphere, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides or sulphur oxides may be its ingredients. Depending on their size and nature, these compounds may cause greater risk of suffering from respiratory or cardiovascular diseases for exposed people as well as exacerbation and increased mortality due to these illnesses. Smaller particles may penetrate the brain's blood barrier and thus affect the central nervous system. In many studies, they have been shown to have negative effects on brain structure, like diminishing white matter or neuronal degeneration, leading to the earlier onset of Alzheimer or Parkinson disease. Nevertheless, there are reports of association of air pollution with mood disorders, depression, and even suicide. There are many risk factors for these conditions, most important of which are the social situation or chronic diseases. However, it has also been confirmed that the environment may affect mental health. This article will present experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies on exposure to air pollution and its impact on depressive disorders and suicide. Our goal is to determine the relationship between air pollution and incidence of depression and suicides. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(6):711-721.
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Gładka, A., Rymaszewska, J., & Zatoński, T. (2018). Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide. International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health. https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01277
Vancouver
Gładka A, Rymaszewska J, Zatoński T. Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide. International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health. 2018. doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01277. PMID: 30281038.
BibTeX
@article{gladka2018-30281038,
author = {Gładka, Anna and Rymaszewska, Joanna and Zatoński, Tomasz},
title = {{Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide}},
journal = {International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01277},
pmid = {30281038},
url = {https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01277}
}
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Key findings
- There are many risk factors for these conditions, most important of which are the social situation or chronic diseases.
- However, it has also been confirmed that the environment may affect mental health.
- This article will present experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies on exposure to air pollution and its impact on depressive disorders and suicide.
- Our goal is to determine the relationship between air pollution and incidence of depression and suicides.
- Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(6):711-721.
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How this study scored 39/100
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| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
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| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multicenter collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 30281038) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 22 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 39 out of 100. |
| Total | 39 / 100 | — |
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