Urban Mental Health in the Twenty-First Century

The impact of urbanization on risk for eating disorders

“…Substantial evidence supports negative consequences of urbanization on mental health, broadly related to increased incidence of factors such as homelessness, environmental pollution, substance abuse, and violence in urban environs [3]. Within the larger context of mental health, eating disorders (EDs) are some of the most debilitating disorders due to significant impairment, prolonged and costly course of illness, and highest mortality rates [4].…”