Wildfires are associated with increased emergency department visits for anxiety disorders in the western United States

Nature Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(4), P. 379 - 387

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions: insights into the effect on mental health

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: May 28, 2024

Environmental pollution exposures, including air, soil, water, light, and noise pollution, are critical issues that may implicate adverse mental health outcomes. Extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, droughts, also cause long-term severe concerns. However, the knowledge about possible psychiatric disorders associated with these exposures is currently not well disseminated. In this review, we aim to summarize current on impact of environmental extreme conditions health, focusing anxiety spectrum disorders, autism schizophrenia, depression. air studies, increased concentrations PM2.5, NO2, SO2 were most strongly exacerbation anxiety, depression symptoms. We provide an overview suggested underlying pathomechanisms involved. highlight pathogenesis pollution-related diseases multifactorial, oxidative stress, systematic inflammation, disruption blood-brain barrier, epigenetic dysregulation. Light correlated risk neurodegenerative particularly Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, soil water discussed. Such compounds crude oil, heavy metals, natural gas, agro-chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers), polycyclic or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), solvents, lead (Pb), asbestos detrimental health. linked namely PTSD. Several policy recommendations awareness campaigns should be implemented, advocating for advancement high-quality urbanization, mitigation and, consequently, enhancement residents’

Language: Английский

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Fine Particulate Matter From 2020 California Wildfires and Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits

JAMA Network Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. e253326 - e253326

Published: April 4, 2025

Importance A growing body of research suggests that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ; particle size microns or smaller) may be associated with mental health outcomes. However, the potential impact wildfire-specific PM on remains underexplored. Objective To investigate whether emergency department (ED) visits for conditions, including all-cause and psychoactive substance use, nonmood psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, other mood-affective disorders during extensive 2020 California wildfire season. Design, Setting, Participants This cross-sectional study used data ED from July December obtained Department Health Care Access Information (HCAI). Eligible participants were residents who presented an in conditions without COVID-19. The analyzed between 2020. Exposure Wildfire-specific (with up 7-day lags) based participants’ residential zip codes. Main Outcomes Measures Daily visit counts disease-specific (F00-F99) identified using International Statistical Classification Diseases Related Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes at code tabulation areas. Results Between 2020, there 86 609 (median [IQR] patient age, 38 [27-54] years; 40 272 female [46.5%]; 10 657 Black [12.3%], 30 044 Hispanic [34.7%], 35 145 White [40.6%]). Visits included use (23 966 [27.6%]), (16 714 [19.3%]), anxiety (26 711 [30.8%]), depression (10 422 [12.0%]), (5338 [6.2%]). During peak months, median (IQR) daily concentration increased 11.9 (3.9-32.5) μg/m 3 . 10-μg/m increase was higher (cumulative relative risk [cRR] over lag 0-7 days, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.03-1.12), (cRR 1.15; 1.02-1.30), 1.29; 1.09-1.54), 0-4 1.06; 1.00-1.12). Subgroup analyses suggested smoke disproportionately among individuals (eg, depression: cRR 1.17; 1.03-1.32) young people (other disorders: 1.46; 1.08-1.98). Effect modification by race found, non-Hispanic having 0-5 2.35; 1.56-3.53) 1.30; 1.06-1.59). Conclusions Relevance Wildfire significantly odds subsequent this study, varying times different subconditions demographic groups.

Language: Английский

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Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Rapid health outcome data acquisition using existing questionnaires can greatly facilitate time-sensitive research during or after a wildfire event. We aimed to develop readily available library of for self-reported outcomes serve as centralized platform researchers seeking quickly design instruments tailored their aims. In this paper, we describe the methodology used identify relevant and compile them into structured library. first followed Preferred Reporting Items Systematic reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 checklist performed systematic literature review prior on exposure 1) categories associated with smoke 2) extract self-report related exposure. also secondary search questionnaire repositories additional impacts All (n=100) were organized by eight (mental = 60, respiratory 19, overall 17, sleep 10, cardiovascular 4, allergy 1, irritation (eye, throat, skin) 2, metabolic 1). The (see supplementary information) will be accompanied decision-tree framework in development, which assist future users building new that best fit study population Both forthcoming decision-support publicly accessible researchers, public agencies, other groups interested rapid response collection characterize wildfires. Additionally, method creating may template questionnaire-based following disasters.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Climate Change on Asthma and Allergic-Immunologic Disease

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(8), P. 453 - 461

Published: June 7, 2023

Language: Английский

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Psychotropic Medication Prescriptions and Large California Wildfires

JAMA Network Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(2), P. e2356466 - e2356466

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Wildfires, intensified by climate change, have known effects on physical health but their mental are less well characterized. It has been hypothesized that the residential proximity to a large wildfire can exacerbate underlying conditions as evidenced increased prescriptions of psychotropic medications.

Language: Английский

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Running Through the Haze: How Wildfire Smoke Affects Physical Activity and Mental Well-Being

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Background: With a warming climate, extreme wildfires are more likely to occur, which may adversely affect air quality, physical activity (PA), and therefore, mental well-being. Methods: We assessed PA engagement well-being between periods with without wildfire smoke, whether there were associations changes in behavior Questionnaires on during period of smoke completed by 348 participants; these participants, 162 also follow-up questionnaire smoke. Data analyzed using generalized/linear mixed models. Relationships repeated-measures correlations. Results: Leisure-time walking, moderate PA, vigorous all significantly lower compared Participants experienced higher symptoms stress (11.63 [1.91] vs 10.20 [1.70], P = .039), anxiety (7.75 [2.24] 4.38 [1.32], < .001), depression (9.67 [0.90] 7.27 [0.76], .001) the Vigorous proportion time spent outdoors, sum leisure time, negatively correlated well-being, it is possible that could be used as tool times Conclusions: These data suggest impacted events. Future research should consider impact strategies support events

Language: Английский

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PM_2.5 Is Insufficient to Explain Personal PAH Exposure

GeoHealth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

To understand how chemical exposure can impact health, researchers need tools that capture the complexities of personal exposure. In practice, fine particulate matter (PM

Language: Английский

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Adaptation Resources and Responses to Wildfire Smoke and Other Forms of Air Pollution in Low-Income Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(7), P. 5393 - 5393

Published: April 4, 2023

Little is known about how low-income residents of urban communities engage their knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and resources to mitigate the health impacts wildfire smoke other forms air pollution. We interviewed 40 adults in Los Angeles, California, explore threat assessments days poor quality, adaptation pollution on physical mental health. Participants resided census tracts that were disproportionately burdened by socioeconomic vulnerability. All participants reported experiencing quality due primarily smoke. Sixty percent received advanced warnings or routinely monitored via cell phone apps news broadcasts. Adaptation behaviors included remaining indoors, circulating indoor air, wearing face masks when outdoors. Most (82.5%) some problem symptom during but several indicated severity was mitigated adaptive behaviors. Although perceive themselves be at risk for pollution, they have also adapted with limited resources.

Language: Английский

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Climate Change and Mental Health from a Developmental and Life Course Perspective

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 31 - 71

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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