Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences.

ABSTRACT: The recognition of noise exposure as a prominent environmental determinant of public health has grown substantially. While recent years have yielded a wealth of evidence linking environmental noise exposure primarily to cardiovascular ailments, our understanding of the detrimental effects of noise on the brain and mental health outcomes remains limited. Despite being a nascent research area, an increasing body of compelling research and conclusive findings confirms that exposure to noise, particularly from sources such as traffic, can potentially impact the central nervous system. These harms of noise increase the susceptibility to mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, suicide, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. From a mechanistic perspective, several inve

SUBMITTER: Hahad O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876073 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature