Exploring the Relationship Between Seasonal Allergies and Depression
Description
Seasonal allergies and depression are both health issues that play an increasingly important role in modern healthcare, as they both have a high prevalence in modern society and can significantly affect the day-to-day quality of life of those who are affected by them. One notable area of research that has only recently started to receive consideration is the potential interplay between seasonal allergies and depression, as the complex relationship between physical and mental health issues can complicate approaches to treatment for patients presenting with physical and mental health symptomology. The present study aims to elucidate the current state of the literature on the possible association between seasonal allergies and depression.
EBSCOhost, PubMed, and ProQuest were searched to acquire eligible journal articles that reported a measure of depression and a measure of seasonal allergic rhinitis. Articles were included if they could meet the eligibility criteria which included: peer review, reporting of sample size, a measure of depression, and a population with allergic rhinitis. The overall association between depression and allergic rhinitis will be estimated using the metafor package in R which was also used to assess publication bias.
The present study will clarify the nature of the relationship between seasonal allergies and depression as seen in the extant literature. Doing so will allow us to better understand how depression may be more prevalent in patients with seasonal allergies and thus be better equipped to create effective treatment plans for those patients that account for this relationship.
Citation Information
Modukuri, Rahul; Vemulapati, Vishnu; and Datzman, Jared, "Exploring the Relationship Between Seasonal Allergies and Depression" (2026). Office of Research DMU Research Symposium. 49.
https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/researchsymposium/2025rs/2025abstracts/49
Exploring the Relationship Between Seasonal Allergies and Depression
Seasonal allergies and depression are both health issues that play an increasingly important role in modern healthcare, as they both have a high prevalence in modern society and can significantly affect the day-to-day quality of life of those who are affected by them. One notable area of research that has only recently started to receive consideration is the potential interplay between seasonal allergies and depression, as the complex relationship between physical and mental health issues can complicate approaches to treatment for patients presenting with physical and mental health symptomology. The present study aims to elucidate the current state of the literature on the possible association between seasonal allergies and depression.
EBSCOhost, PubMed, and ProQuest were searched to acquire eligible journal articles that reported a measure of depression and a measure of seasonal allergic rhinitis. Articles were included if they could meet the eligibility criteria which included: peer review, reporting of sample size, a measure of depression, and a population with allergic rhinitis. The overall association between depression and allergic rhinitis will be estimated using the metafor package in R which was also used to assess publication bias.
The present study will clarify the nature of the relationship between seasonal allergies and depression as seen in the extant literature. Doing so will allow us to better understand how depression may be more prevalent in patients with seasonal allergies and thus be better equipped to create effective treatment plans for those patients that account for this relationship.
