Self-reported asthma diagnosis and mental health: Findings from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys

Psychiatry Research
Hans OhAi Koyanagi

Abstract

Historically, asthma has had a mixed association with mental health. More research is needed to examine the associations between asthma and specific psychiatric disorders, and whether these associations hold true across racial groups in the general population of the United States. Using the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, we examined the associations between lifetime asthma and specific DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and smoking status. We found that when looking at the entire sample, self-reported diagnosis of asthma was associated with greater odds of reporting mood disorders (AOR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.05-1.74). Asthma was not significantly associated with total anxiety disorders (AOR 1.25; 95% CI: 0.98-1.60), though it was specifically associated with generalized anxiety disorder. Asthma was associated with greater odds of having alcohol use disorders (AOR: 1.71; 95% CI: 1.24-2.37), but was not associated with total eating disorders (AOR:1.36; 95% CI: 1.17-2.51) (though it was significantly associated with higher odds for binge eating disorder, but lower odds of reporting bulimia). The strength and the significance of the associations between asthma and psychiatric dis...Continue Reading

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Sep 11, 2020·Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology·Manori Vijaya KumariNiranga Manjuri Devanarayana
Dec 2, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Abdullah M M AlanaziPeter S Hendricks
Aug 12, 2021·International Journal of Epidemiology·Amira M AkerHilary K Brown

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