Retrospective Study
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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2023; 13(12): 1061-1078
Published online Dec 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i12.1061
Meteorological factors, ambient air pollution, and daily hospital admissions for depressive disorder in Harbin: A time-series study
Ting Hu, Zhao-Yuan Xu, Jian Wang, Yao Su, Bing-Bing Guo
Ting Hu, Department of Five Therapy, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin 150026, Heilongjiang Province, China
Zhao-Yuan Xu, Medical Section, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin 150026, Heilongjiang Province, China
Jian Wang, Department of Out-Patient, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin 150026, Heilongjiang Province, China
Yao Su, Science and Education, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin 150026, Heilongjiang Province, China
Bing-Bing Guo, Department of 22 Therapy, Harbin Psychiatric Baiyupao Hospital, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: Hu T designed and performed the research and wrote the paper; Guo BB designed the research and supervised the report; and Xu ZY, Wang J, and Su Y provided clinical advice.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin.
Informed consent statement: This paper is a retrospective study that collects information on cases that have already occurred in the past, is analysed anonymously, does not expose patients' private information, does not cause harm to patients, and successful application for waiver of informed consent has therefore been made.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Bing-Bing Guo, MBBS, Associate chief physician, Department of 22 Therapy, Harbin Psychiatric Baiyupao Hospital, No. 101 Qianjin Village, Juyuan Town, Daowai District, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China. guobingbing27@126.com.
Received: September 21, 2023
Peer-review started: September 21, 2023
First decision: October 9, 2023
Revised: October 23, 2023
Accepted: November 8, 2023
Article in press: November 8, 2023
Published online: December 19, 2023
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Core Tip: This retrospective study assessed the influence of environmental factors on depressive disorders. Daily hospital admissions for depressive disorders at a hospital in Harbin, China from 2015 to 2022 were obtained. Four meteorological factors and six air pollutants were considered predictors in the time-series models. Air temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, relative humidity, and nitrogen dioxide have effects on daily hospital admissions for depressive disorders, and interactions exist between meteorological factors and ambient air pollution.