Teenagers who live in areas with poor air quality could be at greater risk of experiencing psychosis, researchers have found.
The team studied data on 2,232 children who took part in the Environmental Risk Longitudinal Twin Study and were interviewed periodically from birth until they reached the age of 18. The participants were born between January 1, 1994, and December 4, 1995, in the U.K. nations of England and Wales. Of the total respondents, 2,063 gave information about psychotic experiences at the age of 18.
This suggests pollution could directly affect the brain over a long period of time, the authors said. “Our study does add to the existing body of evidence linking air pollution to physical health problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease,” Fisher said. “Our study also adds to emerging evidence linking air pollution to the brain and psychiatric conditions such as dementia. However, further research is required before any conclusions can be firmly drawn about the role of air pollution in the development of mental health problems.
“I think it is important to avoid excessive air pollution exposures, although at this stage I think there are more established outcomes that make that important.” Like Weisskopf, she also said more work needs to be done to prove causation."There is no evidence that pollution necessarily causes psychosis or whether this is one of many factors or acting in isolation. There is a bigger picture here, but that does not diminish the importance of these findings and the potential that comes from this."
This I believe.
This is bad news. RT : Air pollution could be causing psychotic experiences in teenagers
Yeah, air pollution from a bong. (Gimme a break NW)
Very dangerous 🇮🇳🇮🇳