Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression.

IF 7.2 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

European Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.20

Jacob J Crouse, Shin Ho Park, Brittany L Mitchell, Enda M Byrne, Sarah E Medland, Tian Lin, Jan Scott, Zsofi de Haan, Emiliana Tonini, Frank Iorfino, Naomi R Wray, Nicholas G Martin, Ian B Hickie

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Abstract

Background: Increasing daylight exposure might be a simple way to improve mental health. However, little is known about daylight-symptom associations in depressive disorders.

Methods: In a subset of the Australian Genetics of Depression Study (N = 13,480; 75% female), we explored associations between self-reported number of hours spent in daylight on a typical workday and free day and seven symptom dimensions: depressive (overall, somatic, psychological); hypo-manic-like; psychotic-like; insomnia; and daytime sleepiness. Polygenic scores for major depressive disorder (MDD); bipolar disorder (BD); and schizophrenia (SCZ) were calculated. Models were adjusted for age, sex, shift work status, employment status, season, and educational attainment. Exploratory analyses examined age-stratified associations (18-24 years; 25-34 years; 35-64 years; 65 and older). Bonferroni-corrected associations (p < 0.004) are discussed.

Results: Adults with depression reported spending a median of one hour in daylight on workdays and three hours on free days. More daylight exposure on workdays and free days was associated with lower depressive (overall, psychological, somatic) and insomnia symptoms (p's<0.001), but higher hypo-manic-like symptoms (p's<0.002). Genetic loading for MDD and SCZ were associated with less daylight exposure in unadjusted correlational analyses (effect sizes were not meaningful). Exploratory analyses revealed age-related heterogeneity. Among 18-24-year-olds, no symptom dimensions were associated with daylight. By contrast, for the older age groups, there was a pattern of more daylight exposure and lower insomnia symptoms (p < 0.003) (except for 25-34-year-olds on free days, p = 0.019); and lower depressive symptoms with more daylight on free days, and to some extent workdays (depending on the age-group).

Conclusions: Exploration of the causal status of daylight in depression is warranted.

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European Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

8.50

自引率

3.80%

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2338

审稿时长

4.5 weeks

期刊介绍： European Psychiatry, the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association, is dedicated to sharing cutting-edge research, policy updates, and fostering dialogue among clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates in the fields of psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and neuroscience. This peer-reviewed, Open Access journal strives to publish the latest advancements across various mental health issues, including diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs, as well as advancements in understanding the biological foundations of mental, behavioral, and cognitive functions in both clinical and general population studies.