Department of Psychiatry, Faculty for Advanced Medical Studies, N.I.Pirogov Russian National Medical Research University, Moscow, Russia.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2018 May;31(3):272-275. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000415.
Despite being a pressing problem, the influence of urbanization on mental health is still underestimated in Russia. Although few studies on the topic in recent years were available, viewpoints of the expert community in Russia will be presented. Intensive urbanization impacts on the living conditions of the majority of the country's population being associated with mass migration of the population, a change in the structure of employment, the restructuring of family relations, and the need to adapt to unaccustomed living conditions.
Modern urbanization can adversely affect mental health due to stressful factors related to overpopulation, environmental contamination, poverty, violence, and lack of social support.
The main factors that directly affect mental health in Russia are consequences of urbanization such as:The society and the Government are taking a number of measures to prevent the consequences of urbanization (restrictions in the consumption of alcohol and tobacco, mass green plantations, a ban on noise in the evening, closure of landfills, etc.).
尽管城市化对心理健康的影响是一个紧迫的问题，但在俄罗斯，这一问题仍未得到足够重视。尽管近年来有关该主题的研究很少，但我们将介绍俄罗斯专家社区的观点。城市化的快速发展对大多数俄罗斯人的生活条件产生了影响，导致了人口大规模迁移、就业结构的变化、家庭关系的重组，以及适应不熟悉的生活条件的需求。
由于人口过剩、环境污染、贫困、暴力和缺乏社会支持等与压力相关的因素，现代城市化可能对心理健康产生不利影响。
直接影响俄罗斯心理健康的主要因素是城市化的后果，例如：社会和政府正在采取一系列措施来预防城市化的后果（限制烟酒消费、大规模植树造林、禁止夜间噪音、关闭垃圾填埋场等）。
