Sociodemographic and cultural determinants of mood disorders
Purpose of review
The present review aims to examine, summarize and update information on the sociodemographic and cultural determinants of mood disorders.
Recent findings
Known sociodemographic and cultural determinants continue to be good predictors of the risk of developing a mood disorder over the lifetime. Polygenic risk scores do not appear to offer any advantages over these determinants at present. There is also new and emerging understanding of the role of lifestyle and environmental factors in mediating vulnerability to mood disorder. The influence of ethnicity and migration, on the other hand, is far more complex than initially envisaged.
Summary
Recent evidence on sociodemographic determinants of mood disorders confirms associations derived from existing literature. There is also new and emerging evidence on how quality of sleep, diet and the environment influence risk of mood disorders. Culture and ethnicity, depending on context, may contribute to both vulnerability and resilience. Socioeconomic deprivation may be the final common pathway through which several sociodemographic and cultural determinants of mood disorders act.
Source: Current Opinion in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS: Edited by Santosh K. Chaturvedi, Michael Berk and Wolfgang Marx Source Type: research
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