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01-11-2018 | Public Policy and Public Health (G Norquist, Section Editor)

Social Determinants of Mental Health: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

Authors: Margarita Alegría, Amanda NeMoyer, Irene Falgàs Bagué, Ye Wang, Kiara Alvarez

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 11/2018

Abstract

Purpose of Review

The present review synthesizes recent literature on social determinants and mental health outcomes and provides recommendations for how to advance the field. We summarize current studies related to changes in the conceptualization of social determinants, how social determinants impact mental health, what we have learned from social determinant interventions, and new methods to collect, use, and analyze social determinant data.

Recent Findings

Recent research has increasingly focused on interactions between multiple social determinants, interventions to address upstream causes of mental health challenges, and use of simulation models to represent complex systems. However, methodological challenges and inconsistent findings prevent a definitive understanding of which social determinants should be addressed to improve mental health, and within what populations these interventions may be most effective.

Summary

Recent advances in strategies to collect, evaluate, and analyze social determinants suggest the potential to better appraise their impact and to implement relevant interventions.

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Title: Social Determinants of Mental Health: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
Authors: Margarita Alegría
Amanda NeMoyer
Irene Falgàs Bagué
Ye Wang
Kiara Alvarez
Publication date: 01-11-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 11/2018
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-018-0969-9

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Social Determinants of Mental Health: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

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Purpose of Review

Recent Findings

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At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

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Purpose of Review

Recent Findings

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