Air pollution has been linked to another health condition
READ MORE: Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to mental health issues Exposure to air pollution could be contributing to a mental health crisis, scientists from Harvard warn. The researchers, from the college's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, analyzed emergency department (ED) admission rates for mental health conditions in California during the state's 2020 wildfires — among the worst in the state's history before the latest devastation in January. In particular, they looked at admissions for anxiety, depression , mood disorders and psychosis — or a loss of touch with reality. Results showed an increase in ED admissions for mental health in areas with higher levels of air pollution from the fires. Not only could a life-altering event like a wildfire cause a mental health crisis over fears of losing your home, a loved one or being worried for your livelihood, but researchers believe pollution from the burning is actually...