Improving the Mental Health of City Dwellers

Improving the Mental Health of City Dwellers PR Newswire CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2012 - The Adler School brings together global experts on Urban Mental Health CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A steady diet of trans fats has a proven link to aggressive behaviors and mood disorders. Racial discrimination is associated with anxiety and depression. Your ZIP code determines whether you get access to good health care. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/improving-the-mental-health-of-city- dwellers-164761416.html With more than half of the world's population living in cities, researchers are paying more attention to how social conditions, such as poverty, violence and isolation, in many urban areas can harm the mental health and well-being of underserved individuals and communities — and are working to identify what can be done about it. This September, leading global experts on the social determinants of mental health will join the Adler School of Professional Psychology to discuss the many ways in which city living can affect the well-being of urban residents, particularly the most vulnerable. The conference is hosted by the Adler School of Professional Psychology's Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE), led by Lynn Todman, Ph.D., ISE executive director and a prominent U.S. expert on the link between public policies and the mental health of urban communities.