Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common cluster of somatic symptoms, including elevated waist circumference, elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia (reduced HDL and elevated triglyceride levels) and elevated fasting glucose [ 1 ]. The MetS …

Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia and related disorders, bipolar disorder and depressive psychosis, are often long-standing with substantial impacts on individuals across the life course [ 1 ]. They are ranked fifth and sixth in men and …

Unemployment and mental illness often co-occur [ 1 – 3 ] and may interact in a vicious circle, with mental health problems being cause or consequence of unemployment [ 4 ]. On one hand, unemployment can result in psychological distress [ 5 – 7 ]; …

Ethnic discrimination is harmful to mental health [ 1 – 5 ]. Studies show higher exposure to [ 1 , 6 , 7 ] and prevalence of discrimination among minority [ 5 ] and Indigenous [ 8 ] men than women. These men are thus exposed to higher depression [ …

Globally 10–20% of children and young people experience a mental disorder [ 28 ]; and this is increasing [ 26 ]. Additionally, it is estimated that 50% of adults with disorders experienced them prior to age 15 [ 25 ]. To address this, it is …