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Social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: a systematic review of reviews.
Crick Lund, Carrie Brooke-Sumner, Florence Baingana, Emily Claire Baron, Erica Breuer, Prabha Chandra, Johannes Haushofer, Helen Herrman, Mark Jordans, Christian Kieling, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Ellen Morgan, Olayinka Omigbodun, Wietse Tol, Vikram Patel & Shekhar Saxena
- April 1, 2018
- 12:35 am
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OVERVIEW
Mental health has been included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, uncertainty exists about the
extent to which the major social determinants of mental disorders are addressed by these goals. The aim of this study
was to develop a conceptual framework for the social determinants of mental disorders that is aligned with the
Sustainable Development Goals, to use this framework to systematically review evidence regarding these social
determinants, and to identify potential mechanisms and targets for interventions.
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We did a systematic review of reviews using a conceptual framework comprising demographic, economic, neighbourhood, environmental events, and social and culture domains. We included 289 articles in the final Review. This study sheds new light on how the Sustainable Development Goals are relevant for addressing the social determinants of mental disorders, and how
these goals could be optimised to prevent mental disorders.