Recent evidence highlights the complexity and reciprocity of underlying driving factors in the
relationship between urbanization and mood disorders. Future epidemiological research …

Urbanization, urbanicity, and depression: a review of the re... : Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Urbanization, urbanicity, and depression: a review of the recent global literature : Current …

Background Previous meta-analyses have revealed that in adult and older adult populations
of developed countries, depression is more prevalent in urban than rural areas. No meta …

General concepts of the relationship between urban areas and... : Current Opinion in
Psychiatry General concepts of the relationship between urban areas and mental health …

Unipolar major depression ranks among the leading contributors to the global burden of
disease. Although established risk factors for depression include a variety of individual-level …

Urbanicity has been described as a risk factor for mental disorders. Findings differ across
countries and psychiatric outcomes. Our aim was to systematically review quantitative …

The data of impact of urban living on mental health are still controversial and mechanism of
association is unclear. Urban living may be related to biological or social/environmental …

Objectives In many countries, the total rate of psychiatric disorders tends to be higher in
urban areas than in rural areas. The relevance of this phenomenon is that it may help in …

Urbanization in developing countries involves changes in social support and life events
which have been shown to affect mental health; mainly depression and anxiety, particularly …

Twenty-first century urbanization poses increasing challenges for mental health.
Epidemiological studies have shown that mental health problems often accumulate in urban …