Urbanization and mental health in China
This review underscores the need for equity-oriented approaches, interdisciplinary research and policy innovations to support community mental health within China's urbanization trajectory. Aligning public mental health strategies with national initiatives like "Healthy China 2030" and dual carbon goals is imperative to building inclusive and healthy urban environments for population mental well being and resilience.
Authors
- YU-TAO Xiang
- Wei-Lin Zeng
- Jinghua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-3616)
- Xiaoxuan Meng
- Yuan Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7849-5592)
- Yuqin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4067-732X)
- Ling Zhang
- Chee H. Ng
- Sin Ieng Lon
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- University of Macau (MO)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Beijing Anding Hospital (CN)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- Melbourne Clinic (AU)
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000001065
- Primary Topic
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00