@article{ref1,
title="The impact of urbanization on mental health in India",
journal="Current opinion in psychiatry",
year="2018",
author="Chandra, Prabha S. and Shiva, Lakshmi and Nanjundaswamy, Madhuri H.",
volume="31",
number="3",
pages="276-281",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0951-7367",
doi="10.1097/YCO.0000000000000408",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000408"
}