Background Growing evidence indicates that the residential neighbourhood contributes to
the complex aetiology of mental disorders. Although local crime and violence, key …

Depression in the United States (US) is increasing across all races and ethnicities and is
attributed to multiple social determinants of health (SDOH). For members of historically …

There has been considerable interest in the effect of the built environment design on
depressive symptoms. However, there are still few empirical studies on this topic, and there …

Community violence is a global public health problem that is associated with mental health
disorders. Physical activity can enhance mental health and may play an important role in the …

Purpose Movement behaviors (ie physical activity [PA], sedentary behavior [SB], and sleep)
are intrinsically codependent, an issue resolved using compositional data analysis (CoDA) …

Background Few studies examining social determinants of depression have incorporated
area level objectively measured crime combined with self-report measures of perceived …

Background Little was known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood
environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities. Furthermore, the …

Mental ill-health prolongs and complicates other chronic illnesses, which is a major public
health concern because of the potential stress it places on health systems. Prevention via …

Objective Neighborhood perceptions are associated with physical and mental health
outcomes; however, the biological associates of this relationship remain to be fully …

Physical activity (PA) contributes to the development of children and adolescents and to their
mental and physical health. The practice of PA in the school context can contribute towards …