Mouldy houses linked to depression
‘People living in damp and mouldy houses could have a higher risk of developing depression, research has revealed.
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from Brown University set out to prove that earlier studies which had suggested this link to be wrong.
But writing in the American Journal of Public Health today they say they found a “solid association” between depression and the condition of the home.
“We thought that once we statistically accounted for factors that could clearly contribute to depression – things like employment status and crowding – we would see any link vanish,” said the study’s lead author Edmond Shenassa. “But the opposite was true.”‘
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