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The Environment of Birthplace and Self-Reported Mental Health Conditions: Findings from the American Panel of Life

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posted on 2023-08-30, 18:41 authored by Hans Oh, Jessica Goehring, Louis Jacob, Lee Smith
Studies from around the globe have found that urbanicity is associated with greater risk for certain psychiatric disorders, though the association has been less evident in the United States. We analyzed data collected in 2019 from the RAND American Life Panel (n = 2554), which were representative of the general adult population of the United States. Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined the associations between environment of birthplace (large urban, small urban, suburban, rural) and psychiatric disorders, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. We found that being born in a large urban area was associated with greater odds of having any psychiatric disorder when compared with being born in a rural area. However, when looking at specific disorders, we found that being born in a large urban area was only significantly associated greater odds of anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but was not associated with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or alcohol/substance use disorder. Being born in a small urban area was marginally associated with anxiety disorder. Future studies should examine why urban birthplace has only been associated with anxiety disorders and PTSD in the United States, and why urbanicity is associated with mood disorders in other parts of the world but not in the United States.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

2

Issue number

3

Page range

256-261

Publication title

Epidemiologia

ISSN

2673-3986

Publisher

MDPI

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-07-09

Legacy creation date

2021-07-09

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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