Is social exclusion linked to mental health?
Social exclusion and it’s constituent domains (material, digital, relational, political, and structural) found to be associated with mental health problems in a study of over 30,000 UK adults
Does the impact of climate change have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups?
Climate change is now understood to be a fundamental threat to global health and its impact on mental health is only now being understood.
Common mental disorders in young adults
Temporal trends in primary care episodes and self-reported symptoms, published in BMC Mental Health.
Transforming housing: Understanding Society Insights
Each year, Understanding Society produces an in-depth look at a policy-relevant issue.
Does heat affect symptoms of depression and mania?
Using smartphone app data to explore the associations between temperature and symptoms of depression and mania.
Does how people use social media change the association with mental health?
A longitudinal analysis of Understanding Society data on adults in the UK
Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK
Interview with David Aaronovitch for BBC4
‘Hostile environment’ policies and psychological distress by ethnic group
A interrupted time series analysis, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
The effect of immigration policy reform on mental health
Series: Migrants & refugees
A Bayesian interrupted time series analysis, published in Lancet Psychiatry.
Social media and adolescent mental health
New longitudinal research published in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
Incidence of common mental disorders in the UK
Temporal patterns of anxiety & depression, published in Psychological Medicine.
Gendered impact of the pandemic on mental health
New research published in PLoS One
Mapping community interventions for mental health
New research published in BMC Public Health
Housing affordability and mental health
New research on housing affordability and mental health, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Community interventions for adults experiencing financial uncertainty
Systematic review of community interventions to support those facing financial insecurity and other psychosocial stressors