Air Pollution Hits Mental Health: Air pollution is becoming a big issue all over India, Delhi Health Department has said that due to air pollution, mental health is being adversely affected, and it is especially becoming a cause of anxiety. However, there is a need for some more India-centric studies regarding this.

Bad air has adverse effects on mental health

“In India, where rapid industrialization and urbanization have increased pollution, it is especially important to understand the mental health effects of air pollutants, Exposure to various types of environmental pollutants, including heavy metals and sound pollution, may lead to an increase in mental health disorders, such as anxiety, mood, and psychotic syndromes, through both direct biological effects and stress-related effects. ."

The report cited several studies from various journals that found that people living in areas with high-level air pollution were twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression or more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety, irritability, and restlessness. There was a possibility.

Stress may increase

According to Environmental Health Perspectives, "If you are exposed to excessive air pollution, it can increase stress hormones, which can hurt thinking ability, memory and learning. People living in areas with high levels of air pollution. People were most likely to be diagnosed with psychosis, a mental disorder that causes a loss of connection with reality." Apart from this, the report also says that factors like living in high-rise buildings, poor-quality houses, and loud external noise can further increase it.

It was told in the report that air pollution significantly reduces subjective well-being, which increases the possibility of anxiety, depression, and restlessness. Exposure to air pollution causes many neurobiological changes, such as an increase in inflammation, neurodegeneration oxidative stress, etc.

Risk of emotional problems

The World Economic Forum report even says, "Humans exposed to pollution experience changes in areas of the brain that regulate emotions." According to another research, "Children and adolescents who breathe polluted air show symptoms of depression and have a higher risk of suicidal behavior."

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