Association between air pollution exposure and mental health service use among individuals with first presentations of psychotic and mood disorders: retrospective cohort study.
Joanne B NewburyRobert J StewartHelen L FisherSean BeeversDavid DajnakMatthew BroadbentMegan PritchardNarushige ShiodeMargaret HeslinRyan HammoudMatthew HotopfStephani L HatchIan S MudwayIoannis BakolisPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2022)
Residential air pollution exposure is associated with increased mental health service use among people recently diagnosed with psychotic and mood disorders. Assuming causality, interventions to reduce air pollution exposure could improve mental health prognoses and reduce healthcare costs.