Observational study reveals elevated air pollution links to depressive disorders in urban residents, suggesting traffic reduction policies mitigate psychiatric burdens.
These findings have important implications because most of the Brussel's population resides in areas where particulate matters concentrations are above the World Health Organization guidelines. This suggests that policies aiming to reduce traffic related-air pollution could also reduce the burden of depressive disorders in Brussels.
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