{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(4)"],"submitter":["Jung YS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Importance</h4>A growing body of research suggests that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5; particle size 2.5 microns or smaller) may be associated with mental health outcomes. However, the potential impact of wildfire-specific PM2.5 exposure on mental health remains underexplored.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate whether wildfire-specific PM2.5 exposure may be associated with emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions, including all-cause and for psychoactive substance use, nonmood psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, and other mood-affective disorders during the extensive 2020 California wildfire season.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study used data on ED visits from July to December 2020 obtained from the California Depa"],"journal":["JAMA network open"],"pagination":["e253326"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11971671"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Fine Particulate Matter From 2020 California Wildfires and Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits."],"pmcid":["PMC11971671"],"pubmed_authors":["Heft-Neal S","Nadeau KC","Johnson MM","Bondy ML","Jung YS","Chinthrajah RS","Cullen MR","Burke M","Nelson L","Dresser C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Fine Particulate Matter From 2020 California Wildfires and Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits.","description":"<h4>Importance</h4>A growing body of research suggests that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5; particle size 2.5 microns or smaller) may be associated with mental health outcomes. However, the potential impact of wildfire-specific PM2.5 exposure on mental health remains underexplored.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate whether wildfire-specific PM2.5 exposure may be associated with emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions, including all-cause and for psychoactive substance use, nonmood psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, and other mood-affective disorders during the extensive 2020 California wildfire season.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study used data on ED visits from July to December 2020 obtained from the California Depa","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2025-07-08T03:13:37.267Z","creation":"2025-07-08T03:13:37.267Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11971671","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40184065"],"doi":["10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.3326"]}}