Allergic Disease, Mental Health Conditions Linked, But Relationship Likely Not Casual
- Sep 12, 2025
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Author: Richard Gawel
Published on: October 6, 2021
Although there is a link between allergic disease and mental health, this relationship does not appear to be causal, according to a study published in Clinical &Experimental Allergy.
“Previous studies had reported on a relationship between mental health and allergic diseases including asthma, hay fever and eczema, but little was known about the causal relationship,” author Ashley Budu-Aggrey, PhD, senior research associate with the medical research council integrative epidemiology unit at University of Bristol Medical School in Bristol, England, told Healio.
“Given the high prevalence of allergic disease and mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, this was an important health question to answer,” Budu-Aggrey said. “A true causal relationship could potentially inform clinicians of strategies to reduce the risk for mental health problems or allergic disease.”
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