Seasonal Allergies May Increase Suicide Risk – New Research

Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research

The study found that deaths by suicide rose by up to 7.4% on high-pollen days. Grace Cary/Moment via Getty ImagesSeasonal allergies – triggered by pollen – appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies, previously thought not to be an immediate trigger of suicide, are indeed a risk factor. To evaluate the link betwe…

Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk, study finds

Seasonal allergies—triggered by pollen—appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies, previously thought not to be an immediate trigger of suicide, are indeed a risk factor. To evaluate the link between seasonal allergies and suicide, my […] The post Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk, study finds appeared…

The Crazy Connection Between Seasonal Allergies and Suicide

Seasonal allergies — triggered by pollen — appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies, previously thought not to be an immediate trigger of suicide, are indeed a risk factor. To evaluate the link between seasonal allergies and suicide, my co-authors and I combined daily pollen measurements with daily suicide coun…