Long-Term Air Pollution Exposures and Major Depression in Older U.S. Adults: The Health and Retirement Study

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Major depression is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide, especially during later life. Since heritability is modest (40-50%), there is interest in understanding risk from environmental factors like air pollution. However, research examining this issue is scarce, and often does not use clinical diagnostic criteria. Here, we aimed to quantify associations of air pollution with prevalent major depression in a cohort that...