City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who live in rural areas, a study has found.
Researchers from Cardiff University examined the lifestyles of more than 200 000 people in Sweden and found that those who lived in urban areas were more at risk from psychosis than people who lived in villages.
The experts don’t know exactly why this is but they suggest that town and city residents are more likely to be ostracised by those around them.
They are more likely to experience discrimination if they do not fit in, which can lead to them feeling anxious and even developing mental illnesses.
The research was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. – Daily Mail