Key Takeaways
Seasonal allergies appear to increase risk of suicide
Suicides rose with pollen counts in U.S. metropolitan areas
As many as 1,200 suicide deaths might be chalked up to seasonal allergies
kAm|~}sp*[ ~4E] e[ a_ad Ww62=E9s2J }6HDX — k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]962=E952J]4@>^2\E@\K\962=E9^2==6C8:6D^A@==6?\2==6C8:6DQm$62D@?2= 2==6C8:6Dk^2m 2C6 4@?D:56C65 2? 2??@J2?46 E@ >@DE[ 2?5 >2556?:?8 E@ D@>6]k^Am
kAmu6H E9:?< @7 D62D@?2= D?:77=6D 2?5 D?66K6D 2D A@E6?E:2==J 72E2= — 3FE H6 >:89E 36 @G6C=@@<:?8 E96 52?86C E96J A@D6[ 2 ?6H DEF5J H2C?D]k^Am
kAmw:89 A@==6? 4@F?ED 2C6 =:?<65 E@ 2 D:8?:7:42?E :?4C62D6 :? DF:4:56 C:D<[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 7:?5:?8D AF3=:D965 :? E96 s646>36C :DDF6 @7 E96 k6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D4:6?465:C64E]4@>^D4:6?46^2CE:4=6^23D^A::^$_`efeahead__`_cbnG:2Tbs:9F3Qmy@FC?2= @7 w62=E9 t4@?@>:4Dk^2mk^6>m 2D E96 &]$] 6?E6CD 72== 2==6C8J D62D@?]k^Am
kAmuFCE96C[ DF:4:56 C:D< :?4C62D6D 2D 2:C3@C?6 =6G6=D @7 A@==6? C:D6[ C6D62C496CD 7@F?5]k^Am
kAm%96 A9JD:42= >:D6CJ 42FD65 3J D62D@?2= 2==6C8:6D =:<6=J 4@?EC:3FE6D E@ E9:D :?4C62D6[ 3J HC64<:?8 A6@A=6’D D=66A 2?5 :?4C62D:?8 >6?E2= 5:DEC6DD[ C6D62C496CD DA64F=2E65]k^Am
kAmQsFC:?8 @FC DEF5J A6C:@5[ E96C6 H6C6 ?62C=J d__[___ DF:4:56D :? E96 &]$][Q D2:5 =625 C6D62C496C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:452]:DC]F>:49]65F^A6@A=6^;@6==6\23C2>@H:EK^Qmy@6==6 p3C2>@H:EKk^2m[ 2? 2DD@4:2E6 C6D62C49 D4:6?E:DE 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:49:82?’D x?DE:EFE6 7@C $@4:2= #6D62C49]k^Am
kAmQq2D65 @? @FC :?4C6>6?E2= 52E2[ H6 6DE:>2E6 E92E A@==6? >2J 92G6 366? 2 4@?EC:3FE:?8 724E@C :? FA E@ `a[___ @7 E9@D6 562E9D @G6C E96 A6C:@5[ @C C@F89=J h__ E@ `[a__ 562E9D A6C J62C[” D96 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 DEF5J[ C6D62C496CD 4@>A2C65 DF:4:56D C6A@CE65 36EH66? a__e 2?5 a_`g H:E9 52:=J A@==6? 4@F?ED 7C@> `ge 4@F?E:6D :? bc >6EC@A@=:E2? 2C62D 24C@DD E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D]k^Am
kAm#6DF=ED D9@H65 2? 2DD@4:2E:@? 36EH66? DF:4:56 2?5 A@==6? 4@F?ED E92E :?4C62D6D :? DEC6?8E9[ 27E6C E96 C6D62C49 E62> 5:G:565 A@==6? =6G6=D :?E@ 7@FC E:6CD]k^Am
kAm$F:4:56 C:D< ;F>A65 f]cT 2E E96 H@CDE A@==6? 4@F?EDj d]dT 9:896C 2E E96 E9:C5\9:896DE =6G6=j 2?5 c]dT 2E E96 D64@?5 =6G6=[ 2== 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 =@H6DE =6G6= @7 2:C3@C?6 A@==6?]k^Am
kAm!6@A=6 H:E9 <?@H? >6?E2= 962=E9 AC@3=6>D H6C6 >@C6 GF=?6C23=6[ 6IA6C:6?4:?8 2 ?62C=J hT :?4C62D6 :? E96:C C:D< @7 DF:4:56 @? 52JD H:E9 E96 9:896DE A@==6? 4@F?ED[ C6DF=ED D9@H65]k^Am
kAm“p D>2== D9@4< 4@F=5 92G6 2 3:8 67764E :7 J@FVC6 2=C625J :? 2 GF=?6C23=6 DE2E6[Q p3C2>@H:EK D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 C6DF=ED :?5:42E6 E92E D62D@?2= 2==6C8:6D D9@F=5 36 E2<6? >@C6 D6C:@FD=J[ 2?5 ?@E D66? 2D 2 >6C6 ?F:D2?46[ C6D62C496CD D2:5]k^Am
kAm|@C6 244FC2E6 A@==6? 7@C642DE:?8 2?5 36EE6C AF3=:4 4@>>F?:42E:@? @? E96 >6?E2= 962=E9 :>A24E @7 D62D@?2= 2==6C8:6D 4@F=5 D2G6 =:G6D[ 3J AC@G:5:?8 A6@A=6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ AC@E64E E96>D6=G6D[ C6D62C496CD D2:5]k^Am
kAm%9:D H:== 364@>6 6G6? >@C6 :>A@CE2?E 2D 4=:>2E6 492?86 AC@8C6DD6D[ 6IE6?5:?8 2?5 :?E6?D:7J:?8 A@==6? D62D@?D[ C6D62C496CD D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ(6 D9@F=5 36 >@C6 4@?D4:@FD @7 @FC C6DA@?D:G6?6DD E@ D>2== 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 492?86D[ DF49 2D A@==6?[ 2?5 @FC >6?E2= 962=E9 :? 86?6C2=[Q p3C2>@H:EK D2:5]k^Am
kAmQv:G6? @FC 7:?5:?8D[ x 36=:6G6 >65:42= AC@G:56CD D9@F=5 36 2H2C6 @7 2 A2E:6?EVD 2==6C8J 9:DE@CJ[ 2D @E96C C6D62C49 92D 2=D@ 6DE23=:D965 2 4@??64E:@? 36EH66? 2==6C8:6D 2?5 2 9:896C C:D< 7@C DF:4:56[” D96 25565] “x 9@A6 E9:D C6D62C49 42? =625 E@ >@C6 E2:=@C65 42C6 2?5[ F=E:>2E6=J[ D2G6 =:G6D]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmw2CG2C5 |65:42= $49@@= 92D >@C6 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]962=E9]92CG2C5]65F^3=@8^D?66KJ\6>2?56>\5@A6J\D62D@?2=\2==6C8:6D\2?5\J@FC\3C2:?\a_ab_daaahbfQmD62D@?2= 2==6C8:6D’ 67764ED @? E96 3C2:?k^2m]k^Am
kAm$~&#rti &?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:49:82?[ ?6HD C6=62D6[ $6AE] ah[ a_adk^Am
k9amkDEC@?8m(92E %9:D |62?D u@C *@Fk^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm!6@A=6 :? 2 GF=?6C23=6 >6?E2= DE2E6 D9@F=5 E2<6 DE6AD E@ AC@E64E E96>D6=G6D 7C@> D62D@?2= 2==6C8:6D]k^Am
