Halbreich Uriel
Jacob's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SMBS), University at Buffalo, The State University of New-York at Buffalo (SUNY-AB), Buffalo, New York, USA.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2023 May 1;36(3):200-205. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000864. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
It is predicted that by mid-21st century, over two-thirds of the world population will be urban. The shift from rural to urban living causes a major shift in priorities of public health. The current article aims at illuminating the urbanization process, its challenges and ramifications for mental health and well being of urban dwellers.
Currently, 55% of world population resides in urban areas. By 2050, that percentage will be at least 68%, mostly in developing and emerging economies. Adequate mental health and socioeconomic support services for the new urban migrants are almost nonexistent.
Adequate psychosocial clinics are an absolute urgent necessity in the neighborhoods where new migrants reside. Governments' policies and funding should be re-prioritized. For effective advocacy, descriptive comprehensive interdisciplinary epidemiological data should be an initial step of research. This should be followed by investigations of the biopsychosocial-economic causes and processes, which would point to adequate culturally sensitive practical solutions.
据预测，到21世纪中叶，全球超过三分之二的人口将居住在城市。从农村到城市生活的转变导致了公共卫生优先事项的重大转变。本文旨在阐明城市化进程及其对城市居民心理健康和幸福感的挑战与影响。
目前，全球55%的人口居住在城市地区。到2050年，这一比例将至少达到68%，且大部分集中在发展中经济体和新兴经济体。几乎没有为新城市移民提供足够的心理健康和社会经济支持服务。
在新移民居住的社区，建立足够的心理社会诊所绝对是当务之急。政府的政策和资金应重新确定优先次序。为了进行有效的宣传，描述性综合跨学科流行病学数据应作为研究的第一步。随后应调查生物心理社会经济原因和过程，这将指向适当的、具有文化敏感性的实际解决方案。
