Combined prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and maternal distress is associated with childhood irritability

BackgroundChildhood irritability is a transdiagnostic risk marker of neurodevelopmental problems. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and psychosocial stressors have been independently associated with altered emotional and behavioral symptoms akin to irritability, but the joint effects of PAHs a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Mariah DeSerisy, Daryn Wong, Huiyu Yang, Jacob W. Cohen, David Pagliaccio, Julie B. Herbstman, Virginia Rauh, Frederica P. Perera, Amy E. Margolis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2026-06-01
Subjects:	environmental neurotoxicants irritability maternal psychological distress neurodevelopment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons prenatal development
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1737011/full