Urbanization is a global and growing phenomenon that pose significant challenges to
mental health and mental health services. Fast and unstructured urbanization, such as that …

Globally, depression and anxiety are major public health concerns with onset during
adolescence. While rural Australia experiences overall lower health outcomes, variation in …

People exposed to more unfavourable social circumstances are more vulnerable to poor
mental health over their life course, in ways that are often determined by structural factors …

Background Studies based on health insurance funds unanimously indicate a rise in
administrative prevalence of depression, while population surveys with standardized …

Mental well-being in cities is being challenged worldwide and a more detailed
understanding of how urban environments influence mental well-being is needed. This …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders among
children and adolescents. Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine the …

Purpose Compared to urban areas, rural populations are less likely to engage in mental
health care. Using data from the Study to Promote Innovation in Rural Integrated …

Purpose Few studies assess how child abuse and neglect (CAN) affects adolescents' mental
health. Further, the majority of studies conducted to date discount the individual CAN items …

Background Urban birth is associated with risk of non-affective psychoses, but the
association with subclinical positive and negative symptoms is less clear, despite emerging …

Importance Residential mobility (changing residence) during childhood and early
adolescence is a possible risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, including …