Allergic Conditions & Mental Illness
- Sep 12, 2025
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Author: info@levohealth.com
Published on: June 4, 2019
Allergy Experts New York Allergy & Asthma
Parents and physicians don’t always make the connection between allergic conditions and emotional wellbeing in children and even adults. Why would they? For the longest time, these two types of conditions haven’t appeared to be linked in clinical settings. However, there is a growing body of research that posits a strong link between allergic conditions such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis, and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, and autism. Similar to the link between depression/anxiety and pain perception, this link has the potential to give patients insight into what might be influencing or worsening their condition. It can also provide better treatment to individuals with these issues that can prevent future problems.
How Are They Related?
A study published in the Frontiers of Psychology, conducted by Dr. Nian-Sheng Tzeng and his team of researchers, confirmed the association between allergic conditions and mental illness. Out of the tens of thousands of participants studied, 6.7% of those without allergic conditions developed a psychiatric condition compared to 10.8% of those with an allergic condition who had developed a psychiatric condition. This shows a 66% increase in the likelihood of developing a mental illness; people with allergic conditions are 66% more likely to develop (or have a preexisting) mental illness.
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