Association between air pollution exposure and mental health service use among individuals with first presentations of psychotic and mood disorders : retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that air pollution exposure may adversely affect the brain and increase risk for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. However, little is known about the potential role of air pollution in severity and relapse following illness onset.

AIMS: To examine the longitudinal association between residential air pollution exposure and mental health service use (an indicator of illness severity and relapse) among individuals with first presentations of psychotic and mood disorders.

METHOD: We identified individuals aged ≥15 years who had first contact with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for psychotic and mood disorders in 2008-2012 (n = 13 887). High-resolution (20 × 20 m) estimates of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) levels in ambient air were linked to residential addresses. In-patient days and community mental health service (CMHS) events were recorded over 1-year and 7-year follow-up periods.

RESULTS: Following covariate adjustment, interquartile range increases in NO2, NOx and PM2.5 were associated with 18% (95% CI 5-34%), 18% (95% CI 5-34%) and 11% (95% CI 3-19%) increased risk for in-patient days after 1 year. Similarly, interquartile range increases in NO2, NOx, PM2.5 and PM10 were associated with 32% (95% CI 25-38%), 31% (95% CI 24-37%), 7% (95% CI 4-11%) and 9% (95% CI 5-14%) increased risk for CMHS events after 1 year. Associations persisted after 7 years.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:219

Enthalten in:

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 219(2021), 6 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 678-685

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Newbury, Joanne B [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Fisher, Helen L [VerfasserIn]
Beevers, Sean [VerfasserIn]
Dajnak, David [VerfasserIn]
Broadbent, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Pritchard, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Shiode, Narushige [VerfasserIn]
Heslin, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
Hammoud, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Hotopf, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Hatch, Stephani L [VerfasserIn]
Mudway, Ian S [VerfasserIn]
Bakolis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air Pollutants
Air pollution
Cohort study
Illness severity and relapse
Journal Article
Mood disorders
Nitrogen Dioxide
Particulate Matter
Psychotic disorders
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S7G510RUBH

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Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 13.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1192/bjp.2021.119

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335835295