Bidirectionality in asthma and anxiety in women.
Synopsis
Since the beginning of asthma description, this
disease has been linked to emotional problems. Few studies have tried to find
the direction of causality between asthma and anxiety. According to previous
research from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), we found 4 – 5-year-old
girls with asthma have a higher risk to develop anxiety than boys and girls
without this condition. We also found no increased risk of developing asthma in
those with anxiety than in children without this mental health problem. Our aim
is to evaluate the temporal order between asthma and anxiety in females young
adulthood.