Medical Xpress October 22, 2024
More than half of the risk for mental disorders can be attributed to environmental factors such as socioeconomic status, urbanicity, pollution, and climate. Scientists are trying to characterize the impact of these factors on mental health and develop new ways to reduce the burden. This requires collecting and combining large datasets of different types.
Researchers from the Earth, Brain, Health Commission have published a Comment article in Nature Mental Health, explaining how to combine data from around the world to draw reliable conclusions.
Urbanization and climate change are significant developments that modify the environment and impact human health. They are linked to disorders like depression and anxiety. Experts from many fields are collaborating on the environMENTAL project that aims to...
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