APS

2023 APS Annual Convention

Urban Mental Health: Why Are Mental Disorders More Prevalent in an Urban Context and Implications for Interventions.

Friday, May 26, 2023 · Washington, DC

Oral · General

The majority of people worldwide now live in an urban context, and this is expected to increase to two-third in 2050. While economically attractive, living in an urban context is also related to increased levels of psychopathology. Possible mechanisms and implications for Interventions are presented.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Claudi BocktingChair
    University of Amsterdam
  • Reinout WiersDiscussant
    University of Amsterdam

Presentations

  1. A Global Perspective on Urban Mental Health and DeterminantsJunus van der Wal
  2. Relations between Urbanicity, Mental Health, Social Satisfaction, and Economic Satisfaction in the UKAdam Finnemann
  3. What Factors Make a Difference for Urban Mental Health? a Mega Meta-Analytic ReviewJosefien Breedvelt
  4. Nowcasting Urbanicity from Open-Source Longitudinal Individual DataJohan Bollen