Urbanicity and anxiety disorders: current evidence and quo vadis?

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Purpose of review There are few studies investigating the effects urbanization on various anxiety-related conditions in specific population subgroups. This aims to examine through lens subgroups as well anxiety disorder subtypes. Recent findings was more consistent evidence suggesting that those a younger age group and from disadvantaged backgrounds (such lower socioeconomic status, refugee status) may be vulnerable posttraumatic stress (PTSD). When we examined relationship between subtype, results were largely mixed, with some for positive association PTSD. Many recent had been conducted context coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Summary The urbanicity disorders can influenced by socio-demographic factors. Interventions policies aim ameliorate would need identify individuals early based social or environmental Given short long-term psychological sequelae COVID-19 pandemic still being evaluated, inter-relationships urbanization, external factors await further delineation.

Language: Английский

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Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: Developing an expanded conceptual model

PLOS Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(7), P. e0003434 - e0003434

Published: July 30, 2024

Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for health systems globally. It commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but its meaning remains a lively area academic debate, and utility concept beyond high-income settings uncertain. This article presents findings from interdisciplinary research initiative that drew together 60 applied partners working 10 African countries to answer questions: how useful multimorbidity within Africa? Can be adapted context optimise transformative potentials? During three-day concept-building workshop, we investigated definition was understood across diverse disciplinary regional perspectives, evaluated limitations existing concepts definitions, considered build context-sensitive, cross-cutting description multimorbidity. iterative process guided by principles grounded theory involved focus- whole-group discussions during thematic coding workshop discussions, further post-workshop development refinement. Three domains emerged discussions: current focus on constituent diseases; potential revised centre priorities, needs, social people living with (PLWMM); need respond varied conceptual priorities amongst stakeholders. These themes fed into expanded model centres catastrophic impacts can have PLWMM, families support structures, service providers, systems.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Social Workers in Hypertension Care for Black Adults

JAMA Internal Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 184(10), P. 1262 - 1262

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

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Language: Английский

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