Long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise in relation to dispensed antidepressant medications: A Swedish cohort study
Long-term exposure to air pollution was positively associated with dispensed antidepressant medications in women but not in men. For road traffic noise, evidence was less clear, but a potential link was seen in women. Though associations were seen only in women, the findings suggest that air quality improvements and possibly also noise reductions may help reduce health burdens related to depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Erik Ekbäck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-7158)
- Sai San Moon Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2517-6881)
- Joëlle Rüegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-9201)
- Leo Stockfelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-9904)
- Ivan Nalvarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-2583)
- Susanna Gustafsson
- Theo Rein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2850-4289)
- Kristoffer Mattisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-9458)
- Johan Nilsson Sommar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-498X)
- Anna Oudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-0627)
- Stacey E. Anderson
- Sophia Harlid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8540-6891)
- Henrik Olstrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2655-0452)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Malmö Municipality (SE)
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (DE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122435
- Primary Topic
- Noise Effects and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme