Mental health has been included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However,
uncertainty exists about the extent to which the major social determinants of mental …

Background More than half of the global population currently lives in cities, with an
increasing trend for further urbanization. Living in cities is associated with increased …

Importance Recent studies indicate that living near more green space may support mental
and general health and may also prevent depression. However, most studies are cross …

Neighborhood effects on health research has grown over the past 20 years. While the
substantive findings of this literature have been published in systematic reviews, meta …

Importance Neighborhood physical conditions have been associated with mental illness and
may partially explain persistent socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of poor mental …

There is increasing interest in the influence of place on health, and the need to distinguish
between environmental and individual level factors. For environmental-level factors, current …

Explanations for immigrant health outcomes often invoke culture through the use of the
concept of acculturation. The over reliance on cultural explanations for immigrant health …

Abstract Purpose of Review While the experience of migration and resettlement in a new
country is associated with mental health risks, immigrants generally demonstrate better …

Background Anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder (MDD) are common and
disabling mental disorders. This paper aims to test the hypothesis that common mental …

A person's mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped by various social,
economic, and physical environments operating at different stages of life. Risk factors for …