SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2015
Neighborhood socioeconomic conditions and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Identifying transdiagnostically relevant risk and protective factors for internalizing psychopathology: An umbrella review of longitudinal meta-analyses.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Socioeconomic Deprivation and Dropout from Contemporary Psychological Intervention for Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2022Pooled it
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- Geographical variation and area-level socioeconomic disadvantage in recognized depression: A nationwide register-based Danish cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Environmental moderators of neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in mental health: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Symptom severity, neighborhood crime, and neural correlates of reappraisal in patients with major depression and social anxiety.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Association of Air Pollution and Socioeconomic Deprivation with Depression and Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Neighborhood Stress in Relation to Mental Health Symptoms and the Moderating Role of Perceived Stress in US Young Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- The role of social context in cognitive and neurobehavioural outcomes in epilepsy.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2026Review
- Association of migraine with subsequent risk of depression or anxiety by small-area deprivation: national cohort study with sibling analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Rural residence and mental health among US Veterans: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.PloS one · 2026Article
- The interplay of reward responsiveness and socioeconomic disadvantage in the prospective prediction of depression symptoms in youth.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Polygenic scores for depression are associated with indices of neighborhood adversity.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2025Article
- Area-level credit scores and symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Neighborhood Effects and Health Among Children and Adolescents: Measurement and Design Characteristics.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe evidence linking neighborhood socioeconomic conditions (NSEC) with depression is mixed. We performed a systematic review of this literature, including a rigorous quality assessment that was used to explore if methodological or contextual factors explained heterogeneity across studies.
methodsA systematic literature search in three databases identified longitudinal studies among adolescents and adults living in high-income countries. Two independent reviewers screened studies for inclusion and performed data abstraction. We conducted a formal quality assessment and investigated sources of study heterogeneity.
resultsOur database search identified 3711 articles, 84 of which were determined to be potentially relevant, and 14 articles were included in this review. About half of the studies found a significant association between NSEC and depression, and pooled estimates suggest poorer socioeconomic conditions were associated with higher odds of depression (OR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.01, 1.28). Study results varied by follow-up time. Among studies with less than 5 years of follow-up, there was a significant association between NSEC and depression (OR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.13, 1.44), although pooling of study results may not be warranted due to heterogeneity across studies. Among studies with at least 5 years of follow-up, which were homogeneous, there was no association (OR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.95, 1.06) between NSEC and depression.
conclusionsWe found inconsistent evidence in support of a longitudinal association between NSEC and depression, and heterogeneity according to the length of follow-up time might partly explain the mixed evidence observed in the literature on NSEC and depression.
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