Community indicators for mental health in Europe: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community indicators may predict and influence individuals` mental health, and support or impede mental health management. However, there is no consensus on which indicators should be included in predictions, prognostic algorithms, or management strategies for community-based mental health promotion and prevention approaches. Therefore, this scoping review provides an overview of relevant community-level indicators for mental health in the general as well as risk populations in a European context.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review in the following electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, and PsycInfo. Eligible studies focused on context factors such as either the physical or social environment, reporting at least one mental health outcome and referring to a Europ

SUBMITTER: Schoenweger P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10396773 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature