Citation

Chandra PS, Shiva L, Nanjundaswamy MH. Curr. Opin. Psychiatry 2018; 31(3): 276-281.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/YCO.0000000000000408

PMID

29528900

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: India has experienced rapid urbanization in the last few decades. This review focuses on recent research related to the effects of urbanization on mental health with a specific focus on various population groups in urban India. RECENT FINDINGS: With a specific focus on recent research undertaken amongst special populations such as youth, women and the elderly, the findings demonstrate increasing rates of substance use and technology addiction among youth; high self-harm rates in various groups such as adolescents and women; the effects of violence and abuse on the mental health of women; psychological distress among the elderly in modern urban India. SUMMARY: The article highlights the direct and indirect effects of urbanization on mental health of various populations and emphasizes the need to develop individual-level and policy-level strategies to manage problems arising out of the same.

Language: en