How mental health affects oral health

How the environment affects mental health.

How IEQ Affects Health, Productivity

his article, a summary of Fisk,1,2 estimates the nationwide improvements in health and productivity potentially attainable by providing better indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in U.S. buildings. Estimates include the potential reductions in three categories of health effects, the associated economic benefits, and the potential direct improvements in productivity not mediated through health.

Mental Health and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

 Background and purpose: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common oral mucosal diseases. The etiology of RAS is unknown, however, some factors are considered to be involved in its occurrence, including genetic factors, trauma, menstruation, stress, anxiety, etc. Mental disorders such as stress and anxiety play a key role in the onset and recurrence of RAS lesions. The purpo...

How childhood health affects poverty in adulthood

earnings. For example, a sibling study found that those with poor health in childhood had 24 percent lower earnings than their healthier siblings. Second, child health can affect schooling and cognitive achievement, which can in turn affect income. For example, a study of the effects of the eradication of hookworm disease in the American south in the early 1900s found large increases in educati...

How Climate Change Affects Children's Health.