{"id":331,"date":"2016-02-01T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=331"},"modified":"2016-01-27T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:57:46","slug":"could-mold-be-causing-your-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/01\/could-mold-be-causing-your-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Mold be Causing Your Depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_334\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Depositphotos_1953857_s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Depositphotos_1953857_s-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"Depression Linked to Mold\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Depositphotos_1953857_s-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Depositphotos_1953857_s.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Depression Linked to Mold<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indoor mold infestations have long been linked to allergies and upper respiratory ailments such as wheezing, runny nose and chronic sinus infections. As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, researchers have discovered another reason to seek effective mold treatment. Their studies show a strong connection between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldmisery.com\/Mold_News\/mold_depression.html\" target=\"_blank\">mold and depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Studying the correlation between mold and depression<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ironically, Brown University epidemiologist Edmond Shenassa and his team originally set out to debunk reports from the United Kingdom indicating the likelihood of a link. What they found, according to Shenassa, was &#8220;a solid association&#8221; between depression and the presence of mold.<\/p>\n<p>The basis of the study was a statistical analysis of data from a survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Interviewers questioned nearly 6,000 adults across eight European cities on a variety of topics regarding housing and health, including symptoms of depression. During the visit, interviewers also made a visual check for signs of mold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical and mental effects of mold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shenassa is quick to point out that the study is not conclusive proof, but demonstrates a strong enough connection that he and his team are conducting follow-up research. He adds that depression appears to be driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/what-are-the-impacts-of-hidden-mold\/\" target=\"_blank\">mold-related physical problems<\/a> along with a perceived lack of control over living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t put yourself and your family at risk for the negative health effects of mold. Our non-toxic MoldExterm system provides safe and effective mold treatment with little or no disruption of your daily activities. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\" target=\"_blank\">Visit our website<\/a> to learn more about why Stern Mold is the answer to your mold problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indoor mold infestations have long been linked to allergies and upper respiratory ailments such as wheezing, runny nose and chronic sinus infections. As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, researchers have discovered another reason to seek effective mold treatment. Their studies show a strong connection between mold and depression. Studying the correlation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,24,4,1],"tags":[74,30,75],"class_list":["post-331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-remediation","category-mold-tips","category-mold-treatment","category-news","tag-depression","tag-finding-mold","tag-mold-side-effects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}