Insights into the Effect of Light Pollution on Mental Health: Focus on Affective Disorders-A Narrative Review

被引：4

作者：

Menculini, Giulia ^{[1
]}

Cirimbilli, Federica ^{[1
]}

Raspa, Veronica ^{[1
]}

Scopetta, Francesca ^{[1
]}

Cinesi, Gianmarco ^{[1
]}

Chieppa, Anastasia Grazia ^{[1
]}

Cuzzucoli, Lorenzo ^{[1
]}

Moretti, Patrizia ^{[1
]}

Balducci, Pierfrancesco Maria ^{[1
,2
]}

Attademo, Luigi ^{[3
]}

Bernardini, Francesco ^{[4
]}

Erfurth, Andreas ^{[5
,6
]}

Sachs, Gabriele ^{[5
]}

Tortorella, Alfonso ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Perugia, Dept Med & Surg, Sect Psychiat, I-06132 Perugia, Italy

[2] CSM Terni, Dept Mental Hlth, Local Hlth Unit USL Umbria 2, I-05100 Terni, Italy

[3] Local Hlth Author North West Tuscany, Carrara, Italy

[4] AsFO Friuli Occidentale, Dept Mental Hlth, SPDC Pordenone, I-33170 Pordenone, Italy

[5] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[6] Klin Hietzing, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapeut Med 1, A-1130 Vienna, Austria

来源：

BRAIN SCIENCES | 2024年 / 14卷 / 08期

关键词：

light pollution; artificial light at night; urbanization; mental health; circadian rhythms; mood disorders; psychopathology; SLEEP QUALITY; ARTIFICIAL-LIGHT; CIRCADIAN-RHYTHMS; URBAN-ENVIRONMENT; NIGHTTIME LIGHT; RISK PERCEPTION; AIR-POLLUTION; OLDER-ADULTS; BLUE-LIGHT; DEPRESSION;

D O I：

10.3390/brainsci14080802

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

The presence of artificial light at night has emerged as an anthropogenic stressor in recent years. Various sources of light pollution have been shown to affect circadian physiology with serious consequences for metabolic pathways, possibly disrupting pineal melatonin production with multiple adverse health effects. The suppression of melatonin at night may also affect human mental health and contribute to the development or exacerbation of psychiatric disorders in vulnerable individuals. Due to the high burden of circadian disruption in affective disorders, it has been hypothesized that light pollution impacts mental health, mainly affecting mood regulation. Hence, the aim of this review was to critically summarize the evidence on the effects of light pollution on mood symptoms, with a particular focus on the role of circadian rhythms in mediating this relationship. We conducted a narrative review of the literature in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science datasets. After the screening process, eighteen papers were eligible for inclusion. The results clearly indicate a link between light pollution and the development of affective symptoms, with a central role of sleep disturbances in the emergence of mood alterations. Risk perception also represents a crucial topic, possibly modulating the development of affective symptoms in response to light pollution. The results of this review should encourage a multidisciplinary approach to the design of healthier environments, including lighting conditions among the key determinants of human mental health.

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