PMID: 11929446Apr 4, 2002Paper

High prevalence disorders in urban and rural communities

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Fiona JuddCaitlin Fraser

Abstract

High prevalence disorders (anxiety, depressive and substance use) are generally assumed to be more common in urban than rural dwellers. The aims of this paper are (i) to critically review studies measuring prevalence in rural as opposed to urban location, and (ii) to argue the need to look beyond the 'quantity' question to the quality question: how does urban or rural place influence mental health? A literature review (Medline and PsychLIT) was carried out using the words 'rural, urban, mental/psychiatric, illness/disorders and prevalence', as well as a review of relevant papers and publications known to the authors. Many studies examining urban/rural differences in the rate of high prevalence disorders have been reported. Most use a 'one size fits all' definition of urban and rural, which assumes location is the key issue. The majority fail to show the purported difference in prevalence between the two settings. In general, studies have not examined interaction effects, but have simply treated the independent variables as main effects. Available data suggest that a variety of socio-demographic factors are more powerful predictors of difference in prevalence than is the location of residence. Further studies are required to und...Continue Reading

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