{"id":11668,"date":"2019-08-21T15:25:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/new-reports-says-air-pollution-may-linked-mental-health-conditions\/"},"modified":"2019-08-21T15:25:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:55:13","slug":"new-reports-says-air-pollution-may-linked-mental-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/en-in\/new-reports-says-air-pollution-may-linked-mental-health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Reports Says Air Pollution May Be Linked To Mental Health Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Recent studies correlate air pollution and mental health. Although, the grounds or reasons have yet to be disclosed it is a definite yes when\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/report-7-of-the-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-are-in-india\/\"><strong>air pollution&#8217;s effect on human<\/strong><\/a><\/span> mental health is to be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Study discovers air pollution may be linked to mental health conditions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">A new study by scientists researching air pollution has released papers on how rising air pollution level is causing mental distress besides many other health issues. The study mentions a strong relationship between poor ambient air quality and it&#8217;s health consequences. Bipolar disorder, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/cities-tackling-air-pollution\/\"><strong>schizophrenia, personality disorders<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and depression are a few major mental health issues that are directly attributed to the pollution level in various regions of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">A strong link between pollution and human conditions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">It has been observed that people in the country are making frequent visits to hospitals than ever before. According to the reports, there are strong links between the rising case of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2213873-is-air-pollution-causing-mental-health-conditions-like-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pollution level in the city<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>and human conditions. High risks of developing mental health issues such as bipolar disorder are now directly related to poor air quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Teenagers and adults less than 35 years of age are experiencing deteriorating health issues that are reported to be due to breathing <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/household-cleaning-products-indoor-air-pollution\/\"><strong>local polluted air<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Hence, leading them to suffer from psychiatric disorders according to the suggestions made by the leading medical experts from the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Air-Pollution-and-mental-health.jpg\" alt=\"New Reports Says Air Pollution May Be Linked To Mental Health Conditions\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Evidence relating to air pollution may be linked to mental health conditions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Helen Fisher of King\u2019s College London who worked on the UK teenager study says, \u201cWe don\u2019t really know very much overall. We\u2019ve only got a handful of studies and most have <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/hyderabad-cops-removed-bikes-modified-silencers-to-reduce-noise-pollution\/\"><strong>methodological problems<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">However, the study is still in question due to its uncertain reliability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Fisher continues, &#8220;One problem is a lack of data on what an individual\u2019s true exposure to air pollution has been, with some research looking at city-wide <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/volatile-organic-compounds-vocs-affect-health\/\"><strong>air quality measurements<\/strong><\/a><\/span> rather than specific addresses. That\u2019s a big weakness given we know air pollution exposure can vary significantly from one street to an adjacent one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">While the evidence is not very strong yet, Fisher says it shows there is an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/why-transport-planning-is-vital-to-improving-air-quality\/\"><strong>association between dirty air and mental disorders<\/strong><\/a><\/span> that warrants further research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies correlate air pollution and mental health. 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